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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 ...
    • 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 ...
    • Impact of a structured educational programme for caregivers of children with cancer on parental knowledge ... 
      Maza León, Verónica de la; Manríquez, Macarena; Castro, Magdalena; Viveros, Paola; Fernández, María; Vogel, Evelyn; Peña, Erica; Santolaya de Pablo, María Elena; Villarroel, Milena; Torres Torretti, Juan Pablo (Wiley, 2020)
      Objective To assess the impact of a structured educational programme for caregivers of children with cancer on their level of knowledge about the disease and patient's clinical outcome. Methods This prospective, non-randomised, ...
    • Invasive fungal infections in children with cancer, neutropenia and fever, in Chile Infección micótica ... 
      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 ...
    • Microorganisms isolated from blood cultures in children with cancer and high-risk febrile neutropenia from ... 
      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 ...
    • 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 ...
    • Seroconversion in response to a reinforced primary hepatitis B vaccination in children with cancer ... 
      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 ...
    • 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 ...
    • The cancer-related transcription factor RUNX2 modulates expression and secretion of the matricellular protein ... 
      Villanueva, Francisco; Araya, Hector; Briceño, Pedro; Varela, Nelson; Stevenson, Andres; Jerez, Sofia; Tempio, Fabian; Chnaiderman, Jonas; Perez, Carola; Villarroel, Milena; Concha, Emma; Khani, Farzaneh; Thaler, Roman; Salazar Onfray, Flavio; Stein, Gary S.; van Wijnen (Wiley-Liss Inc., 2019)
      © 2019 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Osteosarcomas are bone tumors that frequently metastasize to the lung. Aberrant expression of the transcription factor, runt-related transcription factor 2 (RUNX2), is a key pathological ...