Intrathecal tobramycin and pausing induction chemotherapy for pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia facilitate successful management of disseminated Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection and meningitis

Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2021 Jun;68(6):e28928. doi: 10.1002/pbc.28928. Epub 2021 Jan 31.

Authors

Henri Aarnivala¹, Terhi Tapiainen¹, Outi Peltoniemi¹, Riitta Niinimäki¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Oulu University Hospital and PEDEGO Unit, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland.

PMID: 33522127
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.28928

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
Child
Humans
Induction Chemotherapy
Meningitis* / drug therapy
Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma* / drug therapy
Pseudomonas Infections* / drug therapy
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Tobramycin / therapeutic use

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Tobramycin