Utility of echocardiogram in neutropenic patients with gram positive bacteremia - a retrospective study

Conclusion In our experience, the yield of echocardiogram in hemato-oncological neutropenic patients with bacteremia is extremely low, owing to reduced probability of IE in this population, and thus could be avoided in most cases.PMID:38527433 | DOI:10.1159/000538449

Source: Acta Haematologica - March 25, 2024 Category: Hematology Authors: Neta Sternbach Haim Ben-Zvi Ofir Wolach Moshe Yeshurun Pia Raanani Dafna Yahav Liat Shargian Source Type: research