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Effect of Nutritional Status on the Incidence of Infection in Childhood Cancer

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Author	Taj, Mary Munazza Pearson, Andrew D. J. Mumford, David B. Price, Lisa
Copyright Year	1993
Description	In 52 children with cancer, the effect of nutritional status on infection rate was studied. Thirty-two children had solid tumors and 20 had leukemia. Their treatment courses were arbitrarily divided into 3-month periods. Where treatment lasted for 9 months or more, the initial Nutritional Status score was correlated with infection rate during the subsequent 3-month period. Among the leukemic patients, a statistically significant inverse correlation (P < 0.05) was found between nutritional status and ensuing infection rate. No such correlation was found in children with solid tumors. Based on these findings, we recommend nutritional support to children with leukemia during chemotherapy to attempt to reduce the infection rate.
Related Links	http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.3109/08880019309029498
Ending Page	287
Page Count	5
Starting Page	283
ISSN	08880018
e-ISSN	15210669
DOI	10.3109/08880019309029498
Journal	Pediatric hematology and oncology
Issue Number	3
Volume Number	10
Language	English
Publisher	Informa UK Limited
Publisher Date	1993-01-01
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Pediatrics and Child Health Children Nutritional Status Treatment Attempt Chemotherapy Recommend Arbitrarily Leukemic
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Hematology Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health Oncology

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