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Treatment of Patients with Hematologic Neoplasm, Fever, and Neutropenia

2005; Oxford University Press; Volume: 40; Issue: Supplement_4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1086/427330

1537-6591

Kent A. Sepkowitz,

Mycobacterium research and diagnosis

Choices of empirical antibiotic therapy for patients with febrile neutropenia must be made with very little information about the source and site of infection. The clinician is aided by recognition of the subtle signs and symptoms of infection in immunocompromised patients. National guidelines should be applied according to the microbiological patterns and trends in drug resistance at each institution. Case studies are provided to illustrate these challenges in daily practice.