Management of episodes of febrile neutropenia in children with cancer. Consensus of the Latin American Society of Pediatric Infectious Diseases 2021

The Committee for Infections in Immunocompromised Children of Sociedad Latinoamericana de Infectología Pediátrica, presents this Consensus document, titled "Management of episodes of febrile neutropenia in children with cancer. Consensus of the Sociedad Latinoamericana de Infectología Pediátric...

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Published in:Revista chilena de infectología 2021-12, Vol.38 (6), p.857-909
Main Authors: Santolaya, María E, Contardo, Verónica, Torres, Juan P, López-Medina, Eduardo, Rosanova, María T, Álvarez, Ana M, Gutiérrez, Valentina, Claverie, Ximena, Rabello, Marcela, Zubieta, Marcela, Álvarez-Olmos, Martha I, Camacho, Germán, Perez, Pahola, Mariño, Cristina, Garces, Carlos, Coronell, Wilfrido, López, Pío, Gómez, Sandra, Epelbaum, Carolina
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Subjects:
Child
Communicable Diseases
Consensus
Febrile Neutropenia - drug therapy
Fever
Humans
Latin America
Neoplasms - complications
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Summary:The Committee for Infections in Immunocompromised Children of Sociedad Latinoamericana de Infectología Pediátrica, presents this Consensus document, titled "Management of episodes of febrile neutropenia in children with cancer. Consensus of the Sociedad Latinoamericana de Infectología Pediátrica 2021". The document includes recommendations on prevention, prediction, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of episodes of fever and neutropenia, including specific recommendations on: Analysis at admission; evaluation, adjustments and duration of antimicrobial therapies; diagnosis and management of invasive fungal infection; analysis of the main clinical source of infections; environmental conditions necessary for hospitals caring for children with cancer and chemoprophylaxis. Special emphasis has been placed on providing the best recommendations to optimize the management of episodes of fever and neutropenia in children with cancer, with equity and excellence through all the centers that treat these patients in Latin America.
ISSN:0717-6341
DOI:10.4067/s0716-10182021000600857