Recent advances in the prevention and management of infections in children undergoing treatment for cancer

TY - JOUR

T1 - Recent advances in the prevention and management of infections in children undergoing treatment for cancer

AU - Phillips, Bob

N1 - © 2019 Phillips B.

PY - 2019/11/12

Y1 - 2019/11/12

N2 - A major consequence of the intensive multi-modal chemotherapy commonly used to treat malignancies in childhood is life-threatening infection, frequently during periods of profound neutropenia. Recent advances have been made in all areas of management, from trying to prevent infection to getting patients off antimicrobials and home again in the shortest, safest way. Potential avenues of further research are outlined for readers to be aware of in the next few years.

AB - A major consequence of the intensive multi-modal chemotherapy commonly used to treat malignancies in childhood is life-threatening infection, frequently during periods of profound neutropenia. Recent advances have been made in all areas of management, from trying to prevent infection to getting patients off antimicrobials and home again in the shortest, safest way. Potential avenues of further research are outlined for readers to be aware of in the next few years.

U2 - 10.12688/f1000research.19337.1

DO - 10.12688/f1000research.19337.1

M3 - Review article

C2 - 31754423

VL - 8

JO - F1000research

JF - F1000research

SN - 2046-1402

ER -