Treatment of patients with hematologic neoplasm, fever, and neutropenia Journal Article
| Author: | Sepkowitz, K. A. |
| Article Title: | Treatment of patients with hematologic neoplasm, fever, and neutropenia |
| Abstract: | 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. © 2005 by the Infectious Diseases Society of America. All rights reserved. |
| Keywords: | adult; preschool child; child, preschool; antibiotic therapy; acute granulocytic leukemia; prednisone; clinical feature; neutropenia; anamnesis; case report; doxorubicin; cytarabine; clinical practice; carboplatin; etoposide; cyclophosphamide; vincristine; practice guideline; ifosfamide; febrile neutropenia; fever; hypotension; hospitalization; anti-bacterial agents; drug resistance, bacterial; blood disease; hematologic neoplasms; ciprofloxacin; ambulatory care; sepsis; bacteremia; idarubicin; acute lymphocytic leukemia; immune deficiency; immunocompromised host; antibiotic prophylaxis; candidiasis; streptococcal infections; opportunistic infections; aminoglycoside; septic shock; ceftazidime; shock, septic; viridans streptococci; beta lactam; fungemia; enterobacter aerogenes; enterobacteriaceae infections; enterocolitis, necrotizing |
| Journal Title: | Clinical Infectious Diseases |
| Volume: | 40 |
| Issue: | SUPPL. 4 |
| ISSN: | 1058-4838 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Date Published: | 2005-04-01 |
| Start Page: | S253 |
| End Page: | S256 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1086/427330 |
| PUBMED: | 15768331 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
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| Notes: | --- - "Cited By (since 1996): 8" - "Export Date: 24 October 2012" - "CODEN: CIDIE" - "Source: Scopus" |
