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    • 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 ...
    • 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 ...
    • 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 ...
    • 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 ...
    • Lucero, Yalda; Brücher, Roberto; Alvarez, Ana María; Becker, Ana; Cofré, José; Enríquez, Nancy; Payá, Ernesto; Salgado, Carmen; Santolaya de Pablo, María Elena; Tordecilla, Juan; Varas, Mónica; Villarroel, Milena; Viviani, Tamara; Zubieta, Marcela; O'Ryan Gallardo, Miguel (2002)
      BACKGROUND: Invasive fungal infections (IFI) cause prolonged hospitalizations and increase the possibility of death among patients with cancer and febrile neutropenia (FN). Up to 10% of febrile neutropenic episodes may be ...
    • Maldonado, M. Eliana; Acuña, Mirta; Álvarez, Ana M.; Avilés, Carmen L.; Maza León, Verónica de la; Salgado, Carmen; Tordecilla, Juan; Varas, Mònica; Venegas, Marcela; Villarroel, Milena; Zubieta, Marcela; Santolaya de Pablo, María Elena (Sociedad Chilena de Infectologia, 2018)
      © 2018, Sociedad Chilena de Infectologia. All rights reserved. Background: Microorganisms isolated from blood cultures (BC) in patients with febrile neutropenia (NF) vary over time, requiring systematic monitoring to guide ...
    • 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 ...
    • 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 ...
    • Villena, Rodolfo; Zubieta, Marcela; Hurtado, Carmen; Salgado, Carmen; Silva, Gladys; Fernández, Jazmine; Villarroel, Milena; Fernández, Marisol; Brahm Barril, Javier; O'Ryan Gallardo, Miguel; Santolaya de Pablo, María Elena (Sociedad Chilena de Pediatria, 2015)
      © 2015 Sociedad Chilena de Pediatría.Introduction: Immune response against vaccine antigens may be impaired in children with cancer. The aim of this study was to evaluate the seroconversion response against hepatitis B ...