Journal article
Infections in children with down syndrome and acute myeloid leukemia: a report from the Canadian infections in AML research group
Abstract
BackgroundChildren with Down syndrome (DS) are at high risk of infectious toxicity when treated with acute lymphoblastic leukemia chemotherapy protocols optimized in children without DS. Our objective was to determine if children with DS and acute myeloid leukemia (AML) have a different risk of infection when treated with chemotherapy protocols developed for children with DS compared to AML treatment protocols developed for children without …
Authors
Tran TH; Mitchell D; Dix D; Cellot S; Ethier M-C; Gillmeister B; Hitzler J; Lewis V; Yanofsky R; Johnston DL
Journal
Infectious Agents and Cancer, Vol. 8, No. 1,
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
December 2013
DOI
10.1186/1750-9378-8-47
ISSN
1750-9378