title: Zoonotic infections in pediatric patients with acute leukemia.
abstract: Few studies have described the impact of zoonotic diseases in children with leukemia. This study aimed to describe the frequency of and associated demographic factors for zoonotic diseases in pediatric acute leukemia patients. Descriptive and comparative statistics relative to age, sex, and patient region were performed on an assembled 11-year retrospective cohort of acute leukemia patients. Of 10,197 patients, 88 patients (0.86%) were found to have a zoonotic infection. Gastrointestinal diseases were the most commonly (86.4%) identified zoonotic illnesses. Although rare, zoonotic diseases do occur in children with leukemia and frequency varies by age, region, and gender.
authors: Drexel University School of Public Health, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
authors: Katherine
authors: K
authors: Lothstein
authors: Brian
authors: B
authors: Fisher
authors: Yimei
authors: Y
authors: Li
authors: Alix
authors: A
authors: Seif
authors: Tracey
authors: T
authors: Harris
authors: Kari
authors: K
authors: Torp
authors: Marko
authors: M
authors: Kavcic
authors: Yuan-Shung V
authors: YS
authors: Huang
authors: Susan R
authors: SR
authors: Rheingold
authors: Richard
authors: R
authors: Aplenc
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007938:Leukemia / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D055815:Young Adult; D015047:Zoonoses / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology*
keywords: acute pediatric leukemia; maintenance chemotherapy; opportunistic infections; zoonotic diseases
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