In neutropenic patients cellulitis caused by Gram-negative organisms may prove difficult to
control and cause considerable tissue damage. Phenoxyethanol has activity against a range
of bacteria, including Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and is absorbed by intact skin. Three
severely neutropenic patients are described in whom cellulitis failed to respond to
appropriate intravenous antibiotics. However the topical application of phenoxyethanol
solution gave prompt local control. This cheap and nontoxic agent may give dramatic …