Risk index score for bacteremia in febrile neutropenic episodes in children with malignancies.

Purpose: To prospectively determine risk factors for bacteremia in febrile neutropenic children with malignancies.

Patients And Methods: We studied 199 episodes of febrile neutropenia in 80 children with malignancies, treated by conventional chemotherapy for a 4-year period (2000 - 2004). A standardized computer database with a set of variables for each febrile neutropenic episode was used.