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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 ...
    • Cortés, Daniel; Maldonado, María Eliana; Rivacoba Rojas, María Carolina; Maza León, Verónica de la; Valenzuela Cortés, Romina; Payá González, Ernesto; Contardo Pérez, Verónica; Álvarez, Ana María; Avilés, Carmen Luz; Becker, Ana; Salgado Muñoz, Carmen; Tordecilla Cadiu, Juan; Varas, Mónica; Venegas, Marcela; Villarroel Cickovic, Milena; Viviani, Tamara; Zubieta Acuña, Marcela; Santolaya de Pablo, María (Sociedad Chilena de Infectología, 2020)
      Introducción: Streptococcus grupo viridans (SGV) ha adquirido relevancia como microorganismo causante de neutropenia febril, asociándose a morbilidad significativa. Objetivo: Caracterizar episodios de bacteriemia causados ...
    • 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 ...
    • 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 ...
    • 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 ...
    • Moreno, Elizabeth; García, S. Diana; Bainto, Emelia; Salgado, Andrea P.; Parish, Austin; Rosellini, Benjamín D.; Ulloa Gutiérrez, Rolando; Garrido García, Luis; Dueñas, Lourdes; Estripeaut, Dora; Luciani, Kathia; Rodríguez Quiroz, Francisco; Águila, Olguita del; Camacho Moreno, Germán; Gómez, Virgen; Viviani Salgado, Tamara; Álvarez Olmos, Martha; de Souza Marques, Heloisa Helena; Faugier Fuentes, Enrique; Saltigeral Simental, Patricia; López Medina, Eduardo; Miño León, Greta; Beltrán, Sandra; Martínez Medina, Lucila; Pirez, María C.; Cofré, Fernanda; Tremoulet, Adriana H. (Frontiers Media, 2020)
      Objective:To characterize the clinical presentation and outcomes of Kawasaki disease (KD) in infants Methods:We evaluated 36 infants <6 months old and 940 infants >= 6 months old diagnosed with KD in Latin America. We ...
    • 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 ...
    • 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 ...