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Epidemiological evaluation and survival of children with acute myeloid leukemia
Morais,Rahuany Velleda de; Souza,Meriene Viquetti de; Silva,Klerize Anecely de Souza; Santiago,Pablo; Lorenzoni,Marcelo Cunha; Lorea,Cecília FernandesAbstract Objective: This study aims to describe the epidemiological characteristics and survival rates of children with acute myeloid leukemia treated in hospitals in southern Brazil and compare them with international data. Methods: A multicenter cohort study was conducted with retrospective data collection of all new patients with acute myeloid leukemia under 18 treated at five referral centers in pediatric h...
Could CD64 expression be used as a predictor of positive culture results in chi...
Barbosa,Gustavo Göhringer de Almeida; Farias,Mariela Granero; Ludwig,Helena Cocolichio; Stensmann,Isabel; Fernandes,Matheus VanzinABSTRACT Background: Early recognition of infectious processes in neutropenic patients is hampered by the fact that these processes may have dissimilar and non-specific clinical presentations. CD64 is a neutrophil surface marker that is not expressed in non-sensitized neutrophils. When the neutrophil is exposed to tumor necrosis factor-alpha it is activated and is measured via the CD64 index. Methods: This paper...