title: [Bacterial infections in pediatric cancer patients].
abstract: Increased dose intensity and a better long term survival can not be reached in pediatric oncology without the judicious use of antibiotics. During periods with profound neutropenia and between intensive chemotherapy cycles are bacterial infections capable of disturbing the patients' quality of life; they may cause an acute life threatening situation and lead to a substantial increase in expenditures and consumption of ressources in supportive care. The non-judicious use of antibacterials may face the patient to an increased risk of adverse events and fosters the selection of resistant bacteria. 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 antibacterial therapy in pediatric oncology patients based upon the available literature and the clinical experience of the authors.
authors.affiliation: Abt. für Pädiatrische Hämatologie und Onkologie, Zentrum für Kinderheilkunde am Universitätsklinikum Bonn. asimon@ukb.uni-bonn.de
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Simon
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Beutel
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Marklein
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fleischhack
mesh_terms: D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000401:mortality; D002648:Child; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000401:mortality; D009503:Neutropenia / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000150:complications / Q000401:mortality; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000401:mortality; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D015996:Survival Rate; D016896:Treatment Outcome