Risk factors for bacteremia in children with febrile neutropenia

Soner Sertan Kara Hasan Tezer Meltem Polat Burcu Ceylan Cura Yayla Tuğba Bedir Demirdağ Arzu Okur Ali Fettah Saliha Kanik Yüksek Anıl Tapısız Zuhre Kaya Namık Yaşar Özbek İdil Yenicesu Hüsniye Neşe Yaralı Ülker Koçak

Published 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.

Keyphrases

young adults

gram negative

chemotherapy induced