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The Risk of Rectal Temperature Measurement in Neutropenia

BACKGROUND: Avoiding rectal thermometry is recommended in patients with neutropenic fever. Permeability of the anal mucosa may result in a higher risk of bacteremia in these patients. Still, this recommendation is based on only a few studies. METHODS: This retrospective study included all individual...

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Autores principales: Olchowski, Judith, Zimhony-Nissim, Noa, Nesher, Lior, Barski, Leonid, Rosenberg, Elli, Sagy, Iftach
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Rambam Health Care Campus 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10393468/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37212492
http://dx.doi.org/10.5041/RMMJ.10501