[Febrile neutropenia in pediatric and adolescent cancer patients]
| Autor: | H.-J. Laws, Konrad Bochennek, Thomas Lehrnbecher, Andreas H. Groll, Arne Simon |
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| Jazyk: | němčina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
Immunsystem
medicine.medical_specialty Notfälle Adolescent cancer Fungal infections 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Bacterial infections Antibiotics Pediatric surgery Leitthema Child and adolescent psychiatry medicine Bakterielle Infektionen Pilzinfektionen Gynecology business.industry medicine.disease Immune system 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Surgery Emergencies business Antibiotika Febrile neutropenia 030215 immunology |
| Zdroj: | Monatsschrift Kinderheilkunde |
| ISSN: | 0026-9298 |
| Popis: | Febrile neutropenia is the most common potential emergency situation in children and adolescents with cancer. The host response of these patients is severely compromised by treatment-induced immunosuppression resulting in a lack of important defence mechanisms, so that bacterial infections and in certain risk groups also fungal infections can be life threatening. As the clinical course of these infectious complications may be rapid and fatal, early antibiotic treatment can save lives. This article aims to raise awareness to this emergency situation and gives an overview of the management of pediatric cancer patients with febrile neutropenia. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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