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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 ...
    • 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 ...
    • 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 ...
    • 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 ...