title: [Sepsis caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa as the complication of induction treatment of acute non-lymphoblastic leukemia in a 10-year old girl].
abstract: We present a girl with acute non-lymphoblastic leukaemia (ANLL) who developed sepsis during the treatment of the disease. She was treated with BFM-83 protocol for ANLL. Blood cultured revealed the presence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. This type of opportunistic infections are common, especially in patients with neutropenia.
authors.affiliation: Katedry i Kliniki Hematologii Dzieciecej i Chemioterapii Slaskiej Akademii Medycznej w Katowicach.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wieczorek
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sońta-Jakimczyk
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hicke-Roberts
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tomaszewska
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Jaklik
mesh_terms: D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000276:immunology; D009503:Neutropenia; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000209:etiology*; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000209:etiology*; D012074:Remission Induction; D018805:Sepsis / Q000209:etiology*