[Infectious complications of the treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia in children].
The authors report the infectious complications observed during the treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia in 70 children, followed by a same team, with the same protocole, for a period of 6 years (mean follow-up: 42.3 months). The complications were mainly bacterial during induction phase, mainly staphylococcic the microbiological follow-up and a rapid empiric antibiotic therapy allowed to control more than 80% of the febrile episodes. There was one death from fulminant pyocyanic infection.
Rubie
H
H
Médecine infantile B, CHU Purpan, Toulouse, France.
Assouline
C
C
Prere
M F
MF
Dutour
A
A
Lemozy
J
J
Mouls
J L
JL
Gayet-Mengelle
C
C
Robert
A
A
D000293:Adolescent; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D054198:Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000188:drug therapy*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000209:etiology
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents
Complications infectieuses du traitement des leucémies aiguës lymphoblastiques de l'enfant.