Assessment of the impact of inpatient infectious events in pediatric patients with newly diagnosed acute leukemia at Dr. Robert Reid Cabral Children's Hospital, Dominican Republic.

Assessment of the impact of inpatient infectious events in pediatric patients with newly diagnosed acute leukemia at Dr. Robert Reid Cabral Children's Hospital, Dominican Republic.

Survival rates for pediatric acute leukemia vary dramatically worldwide. Infections are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality, and the impact is amplified in low and middle-income countries. Defining the epidemiology of infection in a specific health care setting is paramount to developing effe...

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Main Authors: Julianne E Burns, Dominga Reyes Pérez, Yimei Li, Wendy Gómez García, F Jay Garcia, Johanna Penélope Gil Jiménez, Jacqueline Sánchez, María Castillo Bueno, Stephen P Hunger, Lisa Reaves, Johanny Contreras González, Susan E Coffin, Adriana Deverlis, Andrew P Steenhoff, Brian T Fisher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0243795

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