One hundred fifty-six episodes of fever occurred in 102 children during the first 100 days after bone marrow transplantation (BMT) performed at a single institution: fever of undetermined origin (FUO), 40.3%; septicemia, 7.1%; pneumonia, 19.2%; other infections, 33.4% of cases. The overall incidence of mortality was 22.6% and of mortality due to infections 17.4%. All FUO episodes resolved. Pneumonia was the major cause of death; 60% of recipients who developed pneumonia died, accounting for 90% of deaths attributable to febrile complications. Interstitial pneumonia occurred rarely, in 3.9% of all febrile episodes. The Cox model showed that the presence of graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) was related to an approximately ninefold increase in the risk of a first episode of FUO (P value .03). The risk of developing pneumonia was fourfold greater in children who received a transplant from a matched unrelated donor or a mismatched family donor (P value .01). Developments in diagnostic tools are needed to diagnose febrile episodes earlier and more precisely with the aim of reducing early mortality after BMT.

One hundred fifty-six episodes of fever occurred in 102 children during the first 100 days after bone marrow transplantation (BMT) performed at a single institution: fever of undetermined origin (FUO), 40.3%; septicemia, 7.1%; pneumonia, 19.2%; other infections, 33.4% of cases. The overall incidence of mortality was 22.6% and of mortality due to infections 17.4%. All FUO episodes resolved. Pneumonia was the major cause of death; 60% of recipients who developed pneumonia died, accounting for 90% of deaths attributable to febrile complications. Interstitial pneumonia, occurred rarely, in 3.9% of all febrile episodes. The Cox model showed that the presence of graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) was related to an approximately ninefold increase in the risk of a first episode of FUO (P value .03). The risk of developing pneumonia was fourfold greater in children who received a transplant from a matched unrelated donor or a mismatched family donor (P value .01). Developments in diagnostic tools are needed to diagnose febrile episodes earlier and more precisely with the aim of reducing early mortality after BMT

Dell'Orto, M., Rovelli, A., Barzaghi, A., Valsecchi, M., Silvestri, D., Giltri, G., et al. (1997). Febrile complications in the first 100 days after bone marrow transplantation in children: a single center's experience. PEDIATRIC HEMATOLOGY AND ONCOLOGY, 14(4), 335-347 [10.3109/08880019709041593].

Febrile complications in the first 100 days after bone marrow transplantation in children: a single center's experience

Valsecchi, MG;Balduzzi, A;Biagi, E;
1997

Abstract

One hundred fifty-six episodes of fever occurred in 102 children during the first 100 days after bone marrow transplantation (BMT) performed at a single institution: fever of undetermined origin (FUO), 40.3%; septicemia, 7.1%; pneumonia, 19.2%; other infections, 33.4% of cases. The overall incidence of mortality was 22.6% and of mortality due to infections 17.4%. All FUO episodes resolved. Pneumonia was the major cause of death; 60% of recipients who developed pneumonia died, accounting for 90% of deaths attributable to febrile complications. Interstitial pneumonia, occurred rarely, in 3.9% of all febrile episodes. The Cox model showed that the presence of graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) was related to an approximately ninefold increase in the risk of a first episode of FUO (P value .03). The risk of developing pneumonia was fourfold greater in children who received a transplant from a matched unrelated donor or a mismatched family donor (P value .01). Developments in diagnostic tools are needed to diagnose febrile episodes earlier and more precisely with the aim of reducing early mortality after BMT
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Male; Retrospective Studies; Time Factors; Survival Rate; Tissue Donors; Female; Mycoses; Humans; Leukemia; Bone Marrow Transplantation; Fever; Bacterial Infections; Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin; Child; Postoperative Complications; Sepsis; Hematologic Diseases
English
1997
14
4
335
347
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Dell'Orto, M., Rovelli, A., Barzaghi, A., Valsecchi, M., Silvestri, D., Giltri, G., et al. (1997). Febrile complications in the first 100 days after bone marrow transplantation in children: a single center's experience. PEDIATRIC HEMATOLOGY AND ONCOLOGY, 14(4), 335-347 [10.3109/08880019709041593].
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