Prospective trial reveals 1.1% incidence of invasive yeast infections in children, indicating significant risks during treatment.
Prospective data of a large randomized multi-international leukaemia trial revealed an incidence of 1.1% of invasive yeast infections (IYIs) in children with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. IYIs occurred predominantly during induction chemotherapy, presented as bloodstream infection ± tissue involvement, were due to a variety of yeast and had an attributable mortality of 5.9%.
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