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Neutropenic Fever in Pediatric Patients with Cancer in South Egypt: A Report from a Single Institute

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Last updated: 22 Jan 2023

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Inflammatory and cancer

Abstract

Background: Fever and neutropenia (FN) is a potentially life-threatening complication of chemotherapy in children with cancer. Aim: Our objectives were to describe the characteristics of episodes of FN experienced by our patients and evaluate their outcomes and factors affecting them. Material & Methods: A prospective observational study was conducted at Pediatric Oncology Department, South Egypt Cancer Institute, Assiut University. All pediatric patients ≤ 18 years with either hematological or solid tumors admitted with documented episodes of FN after receiving myelosuppressive chemotherapy were included in this study between February 2018 and February 2020.  Results: 200 episodes of FN experienced by 125 pediatric cancer patients were included. The median age was six years; 60% of the patients were boys. FN was more prevalent among patients with hematological malignancies. Associated comorbidities were reported in 10.5%. Eighty percent of episodes were stratified as high-risk, with profound neutropenia reported in 47%. The focus of infection was documented in 82% of episodes. Blood-stream infections were 53.1% for Gram-negative and 24.4% for fungal isolates. Infection-related mortality was reported in 7% of episodes. Diagnosis, disease status, risk stratification, presence of comorbidity, and the grade of neutropenia significantly affected the outcome. Conclusion: Although satisfactory therapeutic interventions for neutropenic patients with fever, life-threatening resistant bacterial and fungal isolates were reported at high rates that mandate calling for an urgent review of infection control policy.

DOI

10.21608/jcbr.2022.110606.1240

Keywords

Fever, Neutropenia, Pediatric, Oncology, South Egypt

Authors

First Name

Heba

Last Name

Sayed

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Affiliation

Pediatric Oncology, South Egypt Cancer Institute, Assiut University

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hebadina2007@aun.edu.eg

City

Assiut

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First Name

Youstina

Last Name

Amir

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Affiliation

Department of Pediatric Oncology, South Egypt Cancer Institute, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.

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yous.amir23@yahoo.com

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Orcid

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First Name

Amira

Last Name

Osman

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Affiliation

South Egypt Cancer Institute

Email

amirasherit@aun.edu.eg

City

Assiut

Orcid

0000-0001-5118-5947

Volume

6

Article Issue

1

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33715

Issue Date

2022-03-01

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2021-12-11

Publish Date

2022-04-01

Page Start

47

Page End

55

Print ISSN

2682-261X

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2682-2628

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6

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885

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International Journal of Cancer and Biomedical Research

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22 Jan 2023