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Infections in Pediatric Cancer Patients

NCT00930267 · Status: UNKNOWN · Type: OBSERVATIONAL

Last updated 2009-06-30

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Summary

A prospective epidemiological study conducted in pediatric hematology oncology center in Hadassah medical center. The study will include all newly diagnosed pediatric cancer patients age 0-18 years admitted with fever during chemotherapy.

In each event of febrile episode during chemotherapy, the following data will be collected using a patient data form and computerized software.

Demographic data: age, gender, ethnicity. Clinical data: Underlying disease, immunizations, prophylactic antibiotics, presence of central venous catheter, intensity of chemotherapy, duration of fever, duration and severity of neutropenia, diagnosis of present event.

Imaging data Microbiological data Outcome The statistical analysis will be performed by an epidemiologist and statistician using the SPSS 12.0 software.

Conditions

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Hadassah Medical Organization

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Dan Engelhard, MD · Hadassah Medical Organization

  • Diana Averbuch, MD · Hadassah Medical Organization

Eligibility

Max Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

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