The average total hospitalization costs for adult cancer patients with neutropenic complications were quantified and the average length of hospital stay (LOS), all-cause mortality during hospitalization and reimbursement rates were determined. This observational retrospective cohort study identified adult patients with cancer who were hospitalized from January 2005 through June 2008 using a lar...

The use of low microbial diets for immune-suppressed patients is controversial (1). Low microbial diets are intended to reduce the ingestion of bacterial and fungal contaminants by the exclusion of uncooked fruits and vegetables, undercooked eggs and meat, un-sterilized water, un-pasteurized dairy products (2). In this issue of the Revista Brasileira de Hematologia e Hemoterapia, Galati et al. ...

background: vancomycin is used abundantly in patients undergoing hsct, especially during neutropenic fever. despite its widespread use little is known about vancomycin pharmacokinetics in hsct patients. we conducted this study to investigate vancomycin pharmacokinetic parameters in our hsct patients and to evaluate current dosing regimen based on trough vancomycin concentrations measurement. me...

(1990). Lingual cellulitis causing upper airways obstruction in neutropenic patients. BMJ (Clinical research ed.), 300(6716):24.

Background: Infection is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in children with leukemia. To improve the quality care survival, it to understand clinical presentation bacteriological profile during febrile episodes these patients. The aim this study was compare neutropenic nonneutropenic pediatric leukemic Materials methods: This a cross sectional observational conducted at Chittagong M...

CONTEXT Neutropenia is one of the grave consequences of cancer chemotherapy, and the treatment of neutropenic febrile patients with intravenous (iv) antibiotics has been shown to reduce mortality. Oral therapy could be an alternative approach for selected patients. OBJECTIVES To compare the efficacy of oral antibiotics versus iv antibiotic therapy in febrile neutropenic cancer patients. DAT...

BACKGROUND Concern for serious infection due to β-lactam-resistant viridans group streptococci (VGS) is a major factor driving empiric use of an anti-gram-positive antimicrobial in patients with febrile neutropenia. We sought to develop and validate a prediction model for the presence of β-lactam resistance in VGS causing bloodstream infection (BSI) in neutropenic patients. METHODS Data from ...

Acalculous cholecystitis is a relatively rare form of cholecystitis appearing in severely ill patients. We chose the case of a young patient under chemotherapy for myeloid leukaemia who developed a severe septic shock secondary to an alithiasic cholecystitis. Because of hemodynamic instability needing high-dose of vasoactive amines, percutaneous gallbladder drainage was done. After this interve...