Routine antibiotics in the febrile cancer patient: should immune checkpoint inhibitors affect our practice?
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DOI: 10.1136/emermed-2020-210224
Abstract: Cancer is a common illness with a prevalence of 1.8 million new cases and 600 000 deaths per annum in the USA alone.1 Approximately 10% of patients with cancer will attend an emergency department (ED) within 30… read more here.
Keywords: immune checkpoint; routine antibiotics; emergency; cancer ... See more keywords
Routine antibiotics may not be needed to treat uncomplicated right diverticulitis: A retrospective cohort study
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0255384
Abstract: We aimed to investigate whether antibiotic administration is necessary for patients with uncomplicated right colonic diverticulitis. Data from patients diagnosed with uncomplicated right colonic diverticulitis, who received inpatient treatment at a single center between January… read more here.
Keywords: antibiotics may; uncomplicated right; routine antibiotics; study ... See more keywords