title: [Infectious complications of the treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia in children].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Médecine infantile B, CHU Purpan, Toulouse, France.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Rubie
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Assouline
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Prere
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dutour
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lemozy
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Mouls
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gayet-Mengelle
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Robert
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents
vernacular_title: Complications infectieuses du traitement des leucémies aiguës lymphoblastiques de l'enfant.