Early Empiric Antibiotic Therapy for Febrile Neutropenia Patients at Low Risk
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Early Empiric Antibiotic Therapy for Febrile Neutropenia Patients at Low Risk.
Although it is apparent that certain patients with febrile neutropenic episodes can benefit from outpatient antibiotic therapy, not all low-risk patients are treated in this fashion. There are barriers, real and perceived, to implementing this approach for patients, health care providers, and caregivers. Table 3 summarizes the advantages and disadvantages of ambulatory management of febrile neu...
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عنوان ژورنال: Cancer Control
سال: 1996
ISSN: 1073-2748,1073-2748
DOI: 10.1177/107327489600300411