Sepsis in patients with haematological versus solid cancer: a retrospective cohort study

Study (n=442) found solid tumour patients with sepsis or septic shock are at the same risk of mortality as patients with haematological tumours. However, haematological malignancy patients admitted with sepsis or septic shock had higher rates of bacteraemia.
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