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Risk Factors Associated With Invasive Fungal Disease in Children With Cancer and Febrile Neutropenia

Milena Villarroel, Carmen L. Avilés, Pamela Silva, Ana María Guzmán, Helena Poggi, Ana Alvarez, Ana Becker, Miguel O’Ryan, Carmen Salgado, Santiago Topelberg,

The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal · 2010 · 57 citations · 23 references

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Fever persisting at day 4 of admission, together with AMC < or =100 and CRP > or =90 significantly increased the risk for IFD in children with cancer.

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