Treatment of Febrile Neutropenia and Prophylaxis in Hematologic Malignancies: A Critical Review and Update
Febrile neutropenia is one of the most serious complications in patients with haematological malignancies and chemotherapy. A prompt identification of infection and empirical antibiotic therapy can prolong survival. This paper reviews the guidelines about febrile neutropenia in the setting of hemato...
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| author | Paola Villafuerte-Gutierrez Lucia Villalon Juan E. Losa Cesar Henriquez-Camacho |
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| description | Febrile neutropenia is one of the most serious complications in patients with haematological malignancies and chemotherapy. A prompt identification of infection and empirical antibiotic therapy can prolong survival. This paper reviews the guidelines about febrile neutropenia in the setting of hematologic malignancies, providing an overview of the definition of fever and neutropenia, and categories of risk assessment, management of infections, and prophylaxis. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-17ff2fc527524801baa737fd6ed3d2362025-08-20T03:54:21ZengWileyAdvances in Hematology1687-91041687-91122014-01-01201410.1155/2014/986938986938Treatment of Febrile Neutropenia and Prophylaxis in Hematologic Malignancies: A Critical Review and UpdatePaola Villafuerte-Gutierrez0Lucia Villalon1Juan E. Losa2Cesar Henriquez-Camacho3Hospital Universitario Torrejón de Ardoz, Servicio de Hematología, Calle Mateo Inurria, 28850 Madrid, SpainHospital Universitario Fundación Alcorcón, Servicio de Hematología, Calle Budapest 1, 28922 Madrid, SpainUnidad de Medicina Interna, Sección de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Hospital Universitario Fundación Alcorcón, Calle Budapest 1, 28922 Madrid, SpainUnidad de Medicina Interna, Sección de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Hospital Universitario Fundación Alcorcón, Calle Budapest 1, 28922 Madrid, SpainFebrile neutropenia is one of the most serious complications in patients with haematological malignancies and chemotherapy. A prompt identification of infection and empirical antibiotic therapy can prolong survival. This paper reviews the guidelines about febrile neutropenia in the setting of hematologic malignancies, providing an overview of the definition of fever and neutropenia, and categories of risk assessment, management of infections, and prophylaxis.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/986938 |
| spellingShingle | Paola Villafuerte-Gutierrez Lucia Villalon Juan E. Losa Cesar Henriquez-Camacho Treatment of Febrile Neutropenia and Prophylaxis in Hematologic Malignancies: A Critical Review and Update Advances in Hematology |
| title | Treatment of Febrile Neutropenia and Prophylaxis in Hematologic Malignancies: A Critical Review and Update |
| title_full | Treatment of Febrile Neutropenia and Prophylaxis in Hematologic Malignancies: A Critical Review and Update |
| title_fullStr | Treatment of Febrile Neutropenia and Prophylaxis in Hematologic Malignancies: A Critical Review and Update |
| title_full_unstemmed | Treatment of Febrile Neutropenia and Prophylaxis in Hematologic Malignancies: A Critical Review and Update |
| title_short | Treatment of Febrile Neutropenia and Prophylaxis in Hematologic Malignancies: A Critical Review and Update |
| title_sort | treatment of febrile neutropenia and prophylaxis in hematologic malignancies a critical review and update |
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