A nationwide questionnaire-based survey was performed to evaluate the current clinical
practices for the management of neutropenic fever in hematology units and hematopoietic …

Background We aimed to evaluate the impact of physicians' educational programs in the
reduction of inappropriate intravenous lines in internal medicine. Methods Fifty-six French …

Purpose: Febrile neutropenia has a significant clinical and economic impact on cancer
patients. This study evaluates the cost-effectiveness of different current empiric antibiotic …

Systematic reviews and meta-analyses have made a major contribution to the evidence-
based management of infections in cancer patients. We review the contribution of systematic …

Background Currently it can take up to 5 days to rule out bloodstream infection. With the low
yield of blood cultures (approximately 10%), a significant number of patients are potentially …

Background Neutropenic sepsis remains a common treatment complication for patients
receiving systemic anti-cancer treatment. The UK National Institute for Health and Care …

Bacterial meningitis is a serious, potentially fatal infection, which requires prompt diagnosis
and immediate appropriate management. In the 20th century the annual incidence of …

Objective The management of low-risk febrile neutropenia (FN) patients through ambulatory
programs has demonstrated comparative safety and effectiveness to in-patient strategies …

The purpose of this study is to determine whether, in low‐risk febrile neutropenic paediatric
populations, oral antibiotics are as effective as intravenous antibiotics in obtaining resolution …

Introduction: Febrile episodes in patients with cancer and chemotherapy-induced
neutropenia can be life-threatening and generally require prompt administration of broad …