Febrile neutropenia in hematological malignancies: clinical and microbiological profile and outcome in high risk patients

KC Lakshmaiah, AS Malabagi, R Shetty… - Journal of laboratory …, 2015 - thieme-connect.com
Background and Objectives: Febrile neutropenia (FN) is considered a medical emergency.
Patients with hematological malignancies (HM) commonly experience FN. Broad spectrum …

Profile of infections and outcome in high-risk febrile neutropenia: experience from a tertiary care cancer center in India

I Ghosh, V Raina, L Kumar, A Sharma, S Bakhshi… - Medical Oncology, 2012 - Springer
Objective of the present study was to describe the profile of infections in febrile neutropenia
(FN) in acute leukemia and hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) with emphasis on …

Clinical and microbiological profile of pathogens in febrile neutropenia in hematological malignancies: a single center prospective analysis

M Taj, T Farzana, T Shah, S Maqsood… - Journal of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Febrile neutropenia is the consequence of treatment of hematological
disorders. The first‐line empirical treatment should cover the prevalent microorganism of the …

Clinical and microbiological profile of febrile neutropenia in solid tumors and hematological malignancies at a tertiary cancer care center in South India

LA Jacob, KC Lakshmaiah, K Govindbabu… - Indian journal of …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: Febrile neutropenia (FN) is a common but serious complication of
chemotherapy in patients with solid tumors (ST) and hematological malignancies (HM). The …

Micro-organisms associated with febrile neutropenia in patients with haematological malignancies in a tertiary care hospital in Eastern India

PK Mandal, SK Maji, TK Dolai, R De, S Dutta… - Indian Journal of …, 2015 - Springer
There is paucity of information from eastern India with regard to observed dominant micro-
organisms causing febrile neutropenia (FN) in patients with haematological malignancies …

Epidemiology of Febrile Neutropenia Episodes with Gram-Negative Bacteria Infection in Patients Who Have Undergone Chemotherapy for Hematologic Malignancies …

Y Zhang, Y Zheng, F Dong, H Ma, L Zhu… - Infection and drug …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Background The epidemiology of Gram-negative bacteria in patients with febrile
neutropenia (FN) and their susceptibility to initial empirical antibiotic therapy is key to …

Management of febrile neutropenia: a description of clinical and microbiological findings by focusing on risk factors and pitfalls

F Karimi, F Ashrafi, A Moghaddas… - Journal of Research …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Objective: Febrile neutropenia (FN) is one of the most serious clinical problems in patients
with hematologic malignancies and patients receiving chemotherapy. The present study was …

Review of clinical profile and bacterial spectrum and sensitivity patterns of pathogens in febrile neutropenic patients in hematological malignancies: a retrospective …

AB Karanwal, BJ Parikh, P Goswami… - Indian Journal of …, 2013 - thieme-connect.com
Background: The aim of this study was to study clinical profile with bacterial spectrum and
susceptibility patterns of pathogens in culture positive febrile neutropenic (FN) patients of …

[PDF][PDF] Prospective audit of febrile neutropenia management at a tertiary university hospital in Singapore

J Jin, YM Lee, Y Ding, LP Koh, SE Lim… - Annals Academy of …, 2010 - researchgate.net
Introduction: Febrile neutropenia (FN) remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality in
Oncology/Haematology units. We launched a new protocol for FN management that …

[PDF][PDF] Secondary infections in febrile neutropenia in hematological malignancies: more than another febrile neutropenic episode

A Demirel, F Tabak, MC Ar, B Mete… - Turkish Journal of …, 2015 - jag.journalagent.com
Objective: Febrile neutropenic episodes (FNEs) are among the major causes of mortality in
patients with hematological malignancies. Secondary infections develop either during the …