title: The role of prophylaxis of bacterial infections in children with acute leukemia/non-hodgkin lymphoma.
abstract: Infections represent a well-known complication of antineoplastic chemotherapy that may cause delay of treatment, with alteration of the antineoplastic program and dose-intensity, or even the death of a patient that could heal from his/her neoplasia. Bacterial infections are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in patients who are neutropenic following chemotherapy for malignancy. Therefore a program of antibiotic prophylaxis for febrile neutropenia may be considered in the management strategy of cancer patients.
authors.affiliation: Infectious Diseases Unit, Istituto Giannina Gaslini , Genoa, Italy.
authors.forename: Elio
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Castagnola
keywords: acute leukemia; bacterial infections; non-Hodgkin lymphoma; prophylaxis