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    • Admission clinical and laboratory factors associated with death in children with cancer during a febrile ... 
      Santolaya de Pablo, María Elena; Alvarez, Ana M.; Avilés, Carmen L.; Becker, Ana; Mosso, Claudio; O'Ryan Gallardo, Miguel; Payá, Ernesto; Salgado, Carmen; Silva, Pamela; Topelberg, Santiago; Tordecilla, Juan; Varas, Mónica; Villarroel, Milena; Viviani, Tamara; Zubieta, Marcela (2007)
      BACKGROUND: Early identification of children with cancer at risk for death during a febrile neutropenic (FN) episode may increase their possibility for survival. Our aim was to identify at the time of admission, clinical ...
    • Characterization of episodes of febrile neutropenia in children with acute myeloid leukemia and acute ... 
      Ducasse, Karen; Fernández, José P.; Salgado, Carmen; Álvarez, Ana M.; Avilés, Carmen L.; Becker, Ana; Topelberg, Santiago; Tordecilla, Juan; Varas, Mónica; Villarroel, Milena; Viviani, Tamara; Zubieta, Marcela; Santolaya de Pablo, María Elena (Sociedad Chilena de Infectologia, 2014)
      Introduction: Leukemia is the most common cancer in Chilean children. Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is more prevalent and longer survival compared to acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Aims: To describe episodes of febrile ...
    • Diagnosis of bacteremia in febrile neutropenic episodes in children with cancer: Microbiologic and molecular ... 
      Santolaya de Pablo, María Elena; Farfán, Mauricio J.; Maza León, Verónica de la; Cociña, Manuela; Santelices, Felipe; Alvarez, Ana M.; Avilés, Carmen L.; Becker, Ana; O'Ryan Gallardo, Miguel; Román, Paulina; Salgado, Carmen; Silva, Pamela; Topelberg, Santiago; Tordecilla, Juan; Varas, Mónica; Vi (Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2011)
      Background: Bacterial isolation using conventional microbiologic techniques rarely surpasses 25% in children with clinical and laboratory findings indicative of an invasive bacterial infection. The aim of this study was ...
    • Frequency and clinical outcome of respiratory viral infections and mixed viral-bacterial infections in ... 
      Torres, Juan P.; Labraña, Yenis; Ibañez, Carolina; Kasaneva, Pilar; Farfán, Mauricio J.; Maza León, Verónica de la; Villarroel, Milena; Vergara, Ivonne; Piemonte, Paula; Zubieta, Marcela; Salgado, Carmen; Tordecilla, Juan; Topelberg, Santiago; O'Ryan Gallardo, Miguel; Santolaya de Pablo, María Elena (Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2012)
      Background: The role of respiratory viral infections (RVIs) as a cause of overall fever and neutropenia (FN) episodes in children with cancer has been less characterized than bacterial infections. We conducted a study aimed ...
    • Predictors of severe sepsis not clinically apparent during the first twenty-four hours of hospitalization ... 
      Santolaya de Pablo, María Elena; Alvarez, Ana M.; Aviles, Carmen L.; Becker, Ana; King, Alejandra; Mosso, Claudio; O'Ryan Gallardo, Miguel; Paya, Ernesto; Salgado, Carmen; Silva, Pamela; Topelberg, Santiago; Tordecilla, Juan; Varas, Monica; Villarroel, Milena; Viviani, Tamara; Zubieta, Marc (Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2008)
      Background: Severe sepsis is not clinically apparent during the first 24 hours of hospitalization in most children with cancer and febrile neutropenia (FN), delaying targeted interventions that could impact mortality. The ...
    • Risk factors associated with invasive fungal disease in children with cancer and febrile neutropenia: a ... 
      Villarroel, Milena; Avilés, Carmen L.; Silva, Pamela; Guzmán, Ana M.; Poggi, Helena; Álvarez, Ana M.; Becker, Ana; O'Ryan Gallardo, Miguel; Salgado, Carmen; Topelberg, Santiago; Tordecilla, Juan; Varas, Mónica; Viviani, Tamara; Zubieta, Marcela; Santolaya de Pablo, María Elena (Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2010)
      Background: Empiric antifungal treatment has become standard of care in children with cancer and prolonged fever and febrile neutropenia (FN), with the downside that it leads to significant over treatment. We characterized ...
    • Seroprevalencia de virus varicela-zoster en niños con cáncer en seis hospitales de Santiago, Chile 
      Izquierdo Copiz, Giannina; Zubieta, Marcela; Martínez G., María J.; Álvarez, Ana M.; Avilés, Carmen L.; Becker, Ana; Peña, Mónica; Salgado Muñoz, Carmen; Silva, Pamela; Topelberg, Santiago; Tordecilla Cadiu, Juan; Varas Palma, Mónica; Villarroel, Milena; Viviani, Tamara; Santolaya de Pablo, María Elena (2012)
      Infections with varicella-zoster virus (VVZ) in immunocompromised children imply a high mortality. There is no data about VVZ seroprevalence in children with cancer in our country. Aim: To determine the prevalence of VVZ ...