Prophylaxis With Trimethoprim/Sulfamethoxazole Is Not Necessary in Children With Solid Tumors Treated With Low-medium Intensity Chemotherapy.
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- Meazza C; From the Pediatric Oncology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milano, Italy.; Galaverna F; Department of Pediatric Onology and Hematology, IRCCS Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù, Rome, Italy.; Petris MG; Women's and Children's Health, Clinic of Pediatric Hemato-Oncology, University of Padua, Padua, Italy.; Zama D; Pediatric Oncology and Hematology Unit 'Lalla Seràgnoli', Department of Pediatrics, Sant'Orsola Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.; La Spina M; Pediatric Onco-Haematology Clinic, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.; Muggeo P; Pediatric Oncology and Hematology Unit, University Hospital of Policlinico, Bari, Italy.; Ziino O; Pediatric Hematology Oncology Unit, ARNAS Civico e Di Cristina, Palermo, Italy.; Cellini M; Peditric Hematology Oncology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Policlinico di Modena, Modena, Italy.; Soncini E; Pediatric Hematology Oncology and BMT Unit, Ospedale dei Bambini, Spedali Civili, Brescia, Italy.; Barone A; Pediatric Hematology Oncology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Parma, Parma, Italy.; De Santis R; Pediatric Hematology Oncology, Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza Hospital, San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy.; Perruccio K; Pediatric Oncology Hematology, Santa Maria della Misericordia Hospital, Perugia, Italy.; Mura R; Pediatric Hematology Oncology, Ospedale Pediatrico Microcitemico 'A Cao' Azienda Ospedaliera Brotzu, Cagliari, Italy.; Pascale S; Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Unit, Hematology-Oncology Department, Santo Spirito Hospital, Pescara, Italy.; Mercolini F; Department of Pediatrics, Regional Hospital of Bolzano, Bolzano, Italy.; Cesaro S; Pediatric Hematology Oncology, Department of Mother and Child, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata, Verona, Italy.
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- Publisher: Williams & Wilkins Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 8701858 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1532-0987 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 08913668 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Pediatr Infect Dis J Subsets: MEDLINE
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Prophylaxis of Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia (PJP) with trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole is a standard of care for children with hematologic malignancies, while its use in solid tumor patients is still debated. A retrospective study focusing on the use of PJP prophylaxis in patients with solid tumors was performed among 16 AIEOP centers: 1046/2863 patients did not receive prophylaxis and no cases of PJP were reported.
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