title: [Parasitic diseases in pediatric cancer patients].
abstract: Parasitic infections are rare events in pediatric oncology. Transmission routes and diseases of most parasites do not differ significantly from those seen in otherwise healthy children. However, latent asymptomatic infections with Cryptosporidium spp., Leishmania spp., Strongyloides stercoralis and Toxoplasma gondii might exacerbate during immunosuppression. Screening in asymptomatic patients is often unsuccessful due to the low sensitivity of available assays except in toxoplasmosis. This article provides the recommendations of the Infectious Diseases Working Party of the German Society for Pediatric Infectious Diseases (DGPI) and the German Society for Pediatric Hematology/Oncology (GPOH) for the appropriate diagnostic procedures and antiparasitic treatment immunocompromised patients.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Tropenmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Tübingen. ralf.bialek@med.uni-tuebingen.de
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bialek
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000977:Antiparasitic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002648:Child; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D007938:Leukemia / Q000188:drug therapy*; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D009503:Neutropenia / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000188:drug therapy; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D010272:Parasitic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011379:Prognosis
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D000977:Antiparasitic Agents