A Retrospective Study of Febrile Neutropenia From a Cancer Hospital: Pathogenic Organisms, Time to Antibiotic Administration, and Prognostic Factors

Conclusions Gram negative was the predominant pathogen of neutropenic patients in this study. Shorter time to antibiotic administration did not contribute to a better outcome. Sepsis was an unfavorable predictive factor of death.
Source: Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice - Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research