Consensus of the Chilean Society of Infectious Diseases for the management of episodes of febrile neutropenia in adults and children with cancer
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2023
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The Committee of Infections in Immunocompromised Patients of the Chilean Society of Infectious Diseases presents an update in the Management of febrile neutropenia in adults and children with cancer. It comes from the significant changes that occurred in recent years in the confrontation of these patients. For which a multidisciplinary task force group developed recommendations in relation to their initial handling, laboratory exams required, the initial empirical antimicrobial treatment and in front of known infectious focus, invasive fungal infections and antimicrobial prophylaxis.
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cancer, febrile neutropenia, diagnosis, treatment, anti-microbial prophylaxis, consensus