Australian Predicting Infectious ComplicatioNs In Children with Cancer (PICNICC) project

接受癌症治疗的儿童感染的风险增加。这是通过入院使用抗生素来管理的，这对孩子来说可能是一种可怕的经历，对他们的家庭造成破坏，对医疗保健系统来说代价高昂。虽然许多患者需要住院治疗，但仍有一部分患者可在家中通过口服或静脉注射抗生素得到安全管理。本项目旨在识别这些儿童，从而提高他们的生活质量，降低治疗成本。

Children undergoing cancer treatment are at an increased risk of infection. This is managed by admission to hospital for antibiotics which can be a frightening experience for the child, disruptive for their family and expensive for the healthcare system. While many need admission, a proportion of patients can be safely managed at home with oral or intravenous antibiotics. This project aims to identify these children, so as to improve their quality of life, and decrease cost of treatment.