Infections in patients with febrile neutropenia: epidemiology, microbiology and risk stratification
| Autor: | Oliviero Varnier, Claudio Viscoli, Marco Machetti |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2005 |
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Microbiology (medical)
medicine.medical_specialty Neutropenia Fever Drug resistance Opportunistic Infections Risk Assessment Immunocompromised Host Neoplasms Epidemiology medicine Humans Risk factor Intensive care medicine Antibacterial agent Leukopenia business.industry medicine.disease Anti-Bacterial Agents Infectious Diseases medicine.symptom business Risk assessment Febrile neutropenia |
| Popis: | Determinations of the type and setting of empirical therapy for immunocompromised patients with fever are complicated by the characteristics of the underlying illness and the effects of treatments already received, as well as by changing microbiological patterns and trends in drug resistance at national and institutional levels. Several systems have been proposed to distinguish patients who could benefit from outpatient antibiotic therapy from patients who require hospitalization. Practical considerations may decide whether the necessary monitoring during the period of neutropenia can be achieved. |
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