280. The Impact of a Revised Neutropenic Fever Guideline on Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus Rates in Pediatric Oncology Patients

BACKGROUND: Data on the impact of empiric febrile neutropenia (FN) guidelines on resistant bacteria in pediatric oncology patients are limited. We implemented a risk-stratified guideline for empiric FN antibiotics, limiting vancomycin use to high-risk patients for 48 hours if cultures were negative....

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Autores principales: Karandikar, Manjiree, Milliren, Carly, Zaboulian, Robin, Sharma, Tanvi, Place, Andrew, Sandora, Thomas J
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6254063/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofy210.291

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