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Outcomes, disposition of oncology patients with non-neutropenic fever, positive blood cultures

from Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Outcomes, disposition of oncology patients with non-neutropenic fever, positive blood cultures Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Children with cancer and non-neutropenic fever (NNF) episodes are often treated as outpatients if they appear well. However, a small subset have bloodstream infections (BSIs) and must return for further evaluation. These patients may be directly admitted to inpatient units, whereas others are first evaluated in outpatient settings before admission. The best practice for securing care for patients discovered to have outpatient bacteremia are unclear. To determine outcomes and compare time to antibiotics between the two disposition, researchers retrospectively reviewed all NNF initially treated as outpatients and later had positive blood cultures from 2012 to 2016. READ MORE

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