Risk factors for bacteremia in children with febrile neutropenia
Soner Sertan KaraHasan TezerMeltem PolatBurcu Ceylan Cura YaylaTuğba Bedir DemirdağArzu OkurAli FettahSaliha Kanik YüksekAnıl TapısızZuhre KayaNamık Yaşar Özbekİdil YenicesuHüsniye Neşe YaralıÜlker KoçakPublished in: Turkish journal of medical sciences (2019)
Presence of a bacterial growth in central line cultures during the previous 3 months and presence of any previous FN episode(s) were shown to increase bacteremia risk by 2.4-fold and 2.5-fold, respectively. These factors can predict bacteremia in children with FN.