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Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out on 421 febrile neutropenia children. Clinical and laboratory characteristics were examined. Results: The median age (IQR) was 25.0 (12.5\u201359.5) months. The male-to-female ratio was 1.35\/1. There were twice as many children living in the suburbs (66.98%) as in urban areas (33.02%). The mean (SD) temperature at admission was 38.50 \u00b1 0.59 \u00b0C. Diagnosed causes associated with neutropenia included acute respiratory infections 250 (59.45%), gastrointestinal infections 68 (16.1%), erythema 37 (8.79%), acute leukemia 15 (3.56%), urinary tract infection 5 (1.19%), and encephalitis\/meningitis 4 (0.95%). Viral etiology accounted for 61.52% (259): influenza type A\u201450.19% (130), influenza type B\u201431.27% (81), dengue virus\u201414.67% (38), measles virus 1\u201493% (5), rotavirus\u20141.54% (4), and EBV\u20140.4% (1). Twenty-five patients (5.94%) were found to have bacteria in their cultures, with Streptococcus pneumonia being the most common (eight patients; 32%). Conclusions: Febrile neutropenia was common in children under 2 years old. Primary clinical manifestations were acute upper respiratory tract infections, and viruses most commonly caused febrile neutropenia. 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