2010
A Case Report of Thrombocytopenia‐associated Multiple Organ Failure Secondary to Salmonella enterica Serotype Typhi Infection in a Pediatric Patient: Successful Treatment With Plasma Exchange
Yildirim I, Ceyhan M, Bayrakci B, Uysal M, Kuskonmaz B, Ozaltin F. A Case Report of Thrombocytopenia‐associated Multiple Organ Failure Secondary to Salmonella enterica Serotype Typhi Infection in a Pediatric Patient: Successful Treatment With Plasma Exchange. Therapeutic Apheresis And Dialysis 2010, 14: 226-229. PMID: 20438547, DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-9987.2009.00714.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSalmonella enterica serotype Typhi infectionMultiple organ failureS. typhi infectionTyphi infectionOrgan failurePlasma exchangeAggressive antimicrobial therapyPlasma exchange therapyLife-saving interventionsConventional supportive measuresSevere sepsisExchange therapyPediatric patientsCase reportAntimicrobial therapySuccessful treatmentSupportive measuresMortality rateAntimicrobial treatmentPatientsThrombocytopeniaInfectionTherapyHigher proportionTreatment
2008
PIPERACILLIN/TAZOBACTAM PLUS AMIKACIN VERSUS CARBAPENEM MONOTHERAPY AS EMPIRICAL TREATMENT OF FEBRILE NEUTROPENIA IN CHILDHOOD HEMATOLOGICAL MALIGNANCIES
Yildirim I, Aytac S, Ceyhan M, Cetin M, Tuncer M, Cengiz AB, Secmeer G, Yetgin S. PIPERACILLIN/TAZOBACTAM PLUS AMIKACIN VERSUS CARBAPENEM MONOTHERAPY AS EMPIRICAL TREATMENT OF FEBRILE NEUTROPENIA IN CHILDHOOD HEMATOLOGICAL MALIGNANCIES. Pediatric Hematology And Oncology 2008, 25: 291-299. PMID: 18484473, DOI: 10.1080/08880010802016847.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAmikacinAnti-Bacterial AgentsBacteriaBacterial InfectionsCarbapenemsChildChild, PreschoolDrug Therapy, CombinationEnzyme InhibitorsFemaleHumansLeukemia, Myeloid, AcuteMaleNeutropeniaPenicillanic AcidPiperacillinPiperacillin, Tazobactam Drug CombinationPrecursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-LymphomaConceptsFebrile neutropenic episodesDuration of feverPiperacillin/tazobactamCarbapenem monotherapyNeutropenic episodesHematological malignanciesFebrile neutropeniaEmpirical treatmentInitial empirical regimenInfection-related mortalityPediatric hematological malignanciesChildhood hematological malignanciesAcute lymphoblastic leukemiaAcute myeloblastic leukemiaAmikacin combinationEmpirical regimenPTA groupCarbapenem groupLymphoblastic leukemiaTreatment modificationAntimicrobial therapyClinical trialsTreatment successAdditional antibioticsCommon cause