Association Between Corticosteroids and Infection, Sepsis, and Infectious Death in Pediatric Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML): Results From the Canadian Infections in AML Research Group
Author(s) -
David Dix,
Sonia Cellot,
Victoria Price,
Biljana Gillmeister,
Marie-Chantal Ethier,
Donna L. Johnston,
Victor Lewis,
Bruno Michon,
David Mitchell,
Kent Stobart,
Rochelle Yanofsky,
Carol Portwine,
Mariana Silva,
Lynette Bowes,
Shayna Zelcer,
Josée Brossard,
Jeffrey Traubici,
Upton Allen,
Joseph Beyene,
Lillian Sung
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1093/cid/cis774
Subject(s) - medicine , myeloid leukemia , sepsis , leukemia , myeloid , immunology
Infection continues to be a major problem for children with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Objectives were to identify factors associated with infection, sepsis, and infectious deaths in children with newly diagnosed AML.
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