title: Bloodstream infections and inpatient length of stay among pediatric cancer patients with febrile neutropenia in Mexico City.
abstract: We assessed the association between bloodstream infections (BSIs) and inpatient length of stay among pediatric cancer patients with febrile neutropenia in Mexico City. The estimated length of stay for BSIs was 19 days, which corresponded with a 100% (95% confidence limits, 60%-160%) relative increase in the length of stay compared with patients for whom no pathogen was identified. Feasible options for reducing the length of stay should be considered to alleviate patient and resource burden.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez, Mexico City, Mexico.
authors.forename: Martha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Avilés-Robles
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology and Cancer Control, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN. Electronic address: rohit.ojha@stjude.org.
authors.forename: Rohit P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Ojha
authors.affiliation: International Outreach Program, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN.
authors.forename: Miriam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: González
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez, Mexico City, Mexico.
authors.forename: Karla
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ojeda-Diezbarroso
authors.affiliation: Department of Oncology, Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez, Mexico City, Mexico.
authors.forename: Elisa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Dorantes-Acosta
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL.
authors.forename: Bradford E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Jackson
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN.
authors.forename: Kyle M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.affiliation: International Outreach Program, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN; Department of Infectious Diseases, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN.
authors.forename: Miguela A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Caniza
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D001419:Bacteria / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D064147:Febrile Neutropenia / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007297:Inpatients; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico / Q000453:epidemiology; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*
keywords: Bacteremia; Febrile neutropenia; Length of stay; Low and middle income; Pediatric cancer