Implementing a Febrile Neutropenia Protocol: 3-year Follow-up Results
Current Febrile neutropenia (FN) guidelines recommend empiric use of cefepime or meropenem, sometimes combined with Vancomycin. Recently meta-analyses suggest this strategy may actually increase mortality.
Source: Clinical Lymphoma, Myeloma and Leukemia - Category: Hematology Authors: Leonardo Gomes Teixeira Leite, Clarissa Cavalin Silva, Lara Ladislau Alves, Lisiana Wachholz Szeneszi, Priscila Carolina Almeida Fontes Guerra, Debora Cristina Malvar das Chagas, Elias Hallack Atta, Juliane Garcez Musacchio, Isabela Touma, Igor Gomes Clau Source Type: research