@article{d29b391599a04325a46f013d41fc6c69,
title = "Viridans Group Streptococci in Pediatric Leukemia and Stem Cell Transplant: Review of a Risk-stratified Guideline for Empiric Vancomycin in Febrile Neutropenia",
abstract = "Viridans group streptococci (VGS) are an important cause of sepsis in immunosuppressed children. We reviewed the effectiveness of risk-stratified addition of vancomycin to empiric febrile neutropenia therapy among 107 children with leukemia or undergoing an allogeneic transplant. Of 19 VGS bacteremia episodes, 78.9% were susceptible to risk-stratified antibiotics including 100% from high-risk patients. All blood cultures were flagged positive within 24 hours.",
keywords = "febrile neutropenia, hematopoietic stem cell transplant, leukemia, vancomycin, viridans group streptococci",
author = "Ruhayel, {Sandra D.} and Foley, {David A.} and Kate Hamilton and Patricia Ferguson and Kotecha, {Rishi S.} and Bowen, {Asha C.} and Yeoh, {Daniel K.}",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2021 Georg Thieme Verlag. All rights reserved. Copyright: Copyright 2021 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.",
year = "2021",
month = sep,
doi = "10.1097/INF.0000000000003210",
language = "English",
volume = "40",
pages = "832--834",
journal = "Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal",
issn = "0891-3668",
publisher = "Lippincott Williams & Wilkins",
number = "9",
}