Infectious complications in pediatric allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation recipients-A retrospective clinical and epidemiological cohort study.

Background: Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is an important therapeutic strategy for several hematologic diseases. In the absence of a matched related donor, allogeneic HSCT has been associated with increased risk of infectious complications. Here, we present the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of early infectious complications in children undergoing HSCT from Southern Brazil.

Peritonitis by in a pediatric patient.

Fungal peritonitis is frequent on peritoneal dialysis, with rare cases by . A 25-month-old female admitted to the pediatric ICU with acute renal failure was submitted to peritoneal dialysis. After 10 days patient presented fever.