Best Practices in the Management of Infectious Complications for Patients With Cancer: Management of Febrile Neutropenia

Managing infection in patients with neutropenia is a difficult challenge, as fever is often the only clinical symptom. At JADPRO Live 2022, Kyle C. Molina, PharmD, BCIDP, AAVHIP, of the University of Colorado Hospital, discussed the epidemiology and pathophysiology associated with febrile neutropeni...

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Autor principal: Molina, Kyle C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Harborside Press LLC 2023
Materias:
Meeting Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10184844/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37197726
http://dx.doi.org/10.6004/jadpro.2023.14.3.4
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Sumario:Managing infection in patients with neutropenia is a difficult challenge, as fever is often the only clinical symptom. At JADPRO Live 2022, Kyle C. Molina, PharmD, BCIDP, AAVHIP, of the University of Colorado Hospital, discussed the epidemiology and pathophysiology associated with febrile neutropenia in patients with cancer. He reviewed appropriate treatment settings and empiric antimicrobial regimens for a patient and how to formulate a plan to safely de-escalate and target therapy for patients with febrile neutropenia.

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