Publications by authors named "German Camacho"
Article Synopsis
- The Consensus document focuses on managing febrile neutropenia episodes in children with cancer, providing comprehensive guidelines for prevention, diagnosis, and treatment.
- It includes specific recommendations regarding hospital admission procedures, antimicrobial therapy management, and diagnosis of invasive fungal infections.
- The aim is to enhance care quality and equity across Latin American healthcare centers treating children with cancer.
Background: In children, the complications of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection occur less frequently than in adults but the characteristics of this disease in oncology patients are not well characterized.
Methods: This was a retrospective study in patients younger than 18 years of age with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and cancer diagnoses between April and September 2020. Demographic variables, laboratory, and radiologic findings and complications of each case were identified.
Introduction: Streptococcus pneumoniae (S. pneumoniae), also known as pneumococcus, is one of the main bacteria associated with mortality in children under 2 years of age, with a morbidity and mortality incidence that varies according to demographics and exposure to risk, or protective factors.
Objective: To describe the child mortality due to invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) between 2008 -2014 (6 years), in 8 Medical Centres in Bogotá, Colombia.