Malnutrition is a predisposing factor for developing recurrent fever following febrile neutropenia in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Malnutrition is a predisposing factor for developing recurrent fever following febrile neutropenia in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Introduction: The factors that predict recurrence of fever following defervescence (DS) during febrile neutropenia (FN) episode have not been studied. The objective was to estimate the incidence and risk factors for recurrent fever (RF) in children with FN during the intensive phase of acute lymphob...

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Main Authors: Jaikumar Govindaswamy Ramamoorthy, Venkatraman Radhakrishnan, Prasanth Ganesan, Manikandan Dhanushkodi, T.S. Ganesan, T.G. Sagar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-09-01
Series:Pediatric Hematology Oncology Journal
Subjects:
Recurrent fever
Childhood ALL
Febrile neutropenia
Severe underweight
Profound neutropenia
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