Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

General Infectious Disease

Questions discussed in this category

Do you routinely consider FDG PET/CT imaging for workup of fever of unknown origin?

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Which biomarkers or diagnostic tools do you prioritize to support the decision to start antifungal treatment in septic patients with no clear source of infection but at high risk for fungal infections?

4 Answers available

When would you initiate exchange transfusion in babesiosis and significant hemolysis?

Is parasitemia >10% and severe hemolysis with Hb less than 7 enough to initiate this?

1 Answer available

Under what circumstances do you consider valacyclovir for the management of VZV disease of the CNS?

2 Answers available

Do you recommend lifelong antibiotic prophylaxis, or do you prefer a more selective approach based on risk factors in asplenic patients without a history of severe infections?

2 Answers available

Papers discussed in this category

Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, 2018-05-17

Detecting Infections Rapidly and Easily for Candidemia Trial, Part 2 (DIRECT2): A Prospective, Multicenter Study of the T2Candida Panel.

The American journal of medicine, 2024 Mar 16

The Contribution of 18F FDG PET-CT for the Investigation of Fever of Unknown Origin and Inflammation of Unknown Origin.

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