Background We compared the rates of infection in external catheters (ECs) and totally
implantable devices (TIDs) and the effect of timing of insertion in children with acute lymphoblastic …

Background We hypothesized that prophylactic administration of an appropriate antibiotic
following each delayed intensification (DI) in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) …

We conducted a retrospective review of patients treated following the MRC acute myeloid
leukemia (AML) 10 protocol to determine if supportive care measures sequentially introduced …

Background The outcome of children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in developing
countries is less favorable than in developed countries, primarily due to resource constraints…

Objectives We aimed to determine whether the addition of two extra intrathecal methotrexate
(ITM) doses during induction in acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) patients eliminate the …

Methods. We retrospectively reviewed the charts of 75 patients with neuroblastoma diagnosed
and treated at King Abdul-Aziz Medical City, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia between …

… Drs Alallah, Sulaiman, and Khattab have disclosed no financial relationships relevant to this
article. This commentary does not contain a discussion of an unapproved/investigative use …

Mucormycoses are serious fungal infections of immunocompromised patients which may
take several clinical forms according to the site affected. The diagnosis depends on …

DISCUSSION This patient with sickle cell anemia had the full clinical and radiologic picture
of acute chest syndrome. Distinguishing between infectious and noninfectious causes can be …

Abstract 4291 Despite minimal changes in therapeutic approach, the outcome of acute myeloid
leukemia (AML) in pediatric patients has improved significantly in the past two decades. …