Neutropenic Fever–Associated Admissions Among Patients With Solid Tumors Receiving Chemotherapy During the COVID-19 Pandemic
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DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.4881
Abstract: This cohort study examines the rates of neutropenic fever–associated admissions and outpatient antibiotic use among patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. read more here.
Keywords: receiving chemotherapy; associated admissions; neutropenic fever; chemotherapy covid ... See more keywords
Neutropenic fever in COVID‐19 in kidney transplant patient
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DOI: 10.1002/rmv.2156
Abstract: To the Editor: We found no published works reporting COVID-19 infection presenting as neutropenic fever in renal transplant adult patients. We report the first case. On March 18, 2020, a 33-year-old female presented to our… read more here.
Keywords: march; kidney transplant; neutropenic fever; covid ... See more keywords
Specific gut microbiota changes heralding bloodstream infection and neutropenic fever during intensive chemotherapy
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DOI: 10.1038/s41375-019-0547-0
Abstract: Up to half of patients with solid tumors and >80% of those with hematologic malignancies develop a fever during chemotherapy-induced neutropenia [1]. Current practice includes antibacterial prophylaxis with escalation to broader-spectrum antibiotics at the onset… read more here.
Keywords: chemotherapy; infection; gut microbiota; neutropenic fever ... See more keywords
Loss of microbiota-derived protective metabolites after neutropenic fever
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-10282-0
Abstract: Neutropenic fever (NF) is a common complication of chemotherapy in patients with cancer which often prolongs hospitalization and worsens the quality of life. Although an empiric antimicrobial approach is used to prevent and treat NF,… read more here.
Keywords: protective metabolites; microbiota; derived protective; loss microbiota ... See more keywords
Understanding Delayed Presentation to Emergency Care in Pediatric Patients With Neutropenic Fever.
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DOI: 10.1097/mph.0000000000002562
Abstract: We investigated social and logistic factors eg, distance from the medical center, language barriers, other children to care for, number of caregivers, etc.) for families to delay seeking immediate emergency care for neutropenic fever in… read more here.
Keywords: oncology; neutropenic fever; hematology; emergency care ... See more keywords
Is parenteral chemotherapy safe in rural hospitals? A prospective audit of neutropenic fever in Albany Hospital, a regional West Australian cancer centre
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DOI: 10.1111/imj.13301
Abstract: Neutropenic fever is a life‐threatening complication of chemotherapy. The widely dispersed population of Australia creates challenges for rural patients in accessing healthcare services. Cancer treatment is particularly, burdensome with patients being forced to relocate to… read more here.
Keywords: chemotherapy; fever; fever albany; albany hospital ... See more keywords
Unplanned 30-Day Readmission and Predictors of Readmission in Patients with Neutropenic Fever : Insights from National Readmission Database
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DOI: 10.1182/blood-2018-99-120087
Abstract: BACKGROUND: Early readmissions are important indicators of quality of care. No data exist describing hospital readmissions in Neutropenic fever. The aim of this study was to describe unplanned, 30-day readmissions among adult neutropenic fever patients… read more here.
Keywords: index; day readmission; readmission; neutropenic fever ... See more keywords
Delays in time to antibiotics in inpatient oncologic neutropenic fever do not predict decreased overall survival.
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DOI: 10.1200/jco.2021.39.15_suppl.e18765
Abstract: e18765 Background: Neutropenic fever (NF) is relatively common oncologic emergency. Present expert consensus is that anti-pseudomonas gram-negative antibiotics should be administered within 60 minutes of detecting NF. To date studies investigating this relationship in neutropenic… read more here.
Keywords: time antibiotics; neutropenic fever; tta; overall survival ... See more keywords
Improving the Management of Patients With Low-Risk Neutropenic Fever at the Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Institute.
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DOI: 10.1200/jop.2016.017277
Abstract: PURPOSE Neutropenic fever (NF) is an oncologic emergency and has resulted historically in inpatient management. The Multinational Association for Supportive Care in Cancer (MASCC) score can be used to identify patients with NF at a… read more here.
Keywords: low risk; management; oncology; neutropenic fever ... See more keywords