Viral isolates during febrile neutropaenia in children with cancer

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dc.contributor.authorUys R.
dc.contributor.authorCotton M.F.
dc.contributor.authorWessels G.
dc.contributor.authorHesseling P.B.
dc.contributor.authorBester R.
dc.contributor.authorVan Rensburg E.J.
dc.date.accessioned2011-05-15T16:02:04Z
dc.date.available2011-05-15T16:02:04Z
dc.date.issued2000
dc.description.abstractWe prospectively studied South African children with cancer for viral isolates during episodes of febrile neutropaenia. Viruses were found in seven (31.8 per cent) and bacteria in five (22.7 per cent) of 22 episodes. The most common isolate was the herpes simplex virus and the most common source was from nasopharyngeal aspirates. There was no dual detection of viral and bacterial isolates. This study emphasizes the important contribution of viruses to febrile neutropaenia.
dc.description.versionArticle
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Tropical Pediatrics
dc.identifier.citation46
dc.identifier.citation1
dc.identifier.issn1426338
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/12292
dc.subjectadolescent
dc.subjectarticle
dc.subjectchild
dc.subjectchildhood cancer
dc.subjectclinical article
dc.subjectfebrile neutropenia
dc.subjectHerpes simplex virus
dc.subjecthuman
dc.subjectnasopharynx
dc.subjectSouth Africa
dc.subjectvirus isolation
dc.subjectAdolescent
dc.subjectAntineoplastic Agents
dc.subjectBacteremia
dc.subjectBacteria
dc.subjectChild
dc.subjectChild, Preschool
dc.subjectDiagnosis, Differential
dc.subjectFemale
dc.subjectFever
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectMale
dc.subjectNeoplasms
dc.subjectNeutropenia
dc.subjectPrognosis
dc.subjectProspective Studies
dc.subjectSouth Africa
dc.subjectViremia
dc.subjectViruses
dc.titleViral isolates during febrile neutropaenia in children with cancer
dc.typeArticle
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