Prophylaxis and therapy of viral infections in pediatric patients treated for malignancy

Infections are still an important cause of mortality and morbidity in pediatric cancer patients. Most of the febrile episodes in immunocompromised patients are classified as a fever of unknown origin (FUO) while bacteria are the more frequent causes of documented infections. Viral infections are als...

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Main Authors: Anna Pegoraro, Maria Licciardello, Simone Cesaro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2011-02-01
Series:Pediatric Reports
Online Access:http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/pr/article/view/2187