Burden, risk factors, and management of neutropenic fever among solid cancer patients in Ethiopia.
Samuel Agegnew WondmEphrem Mebratu DagnewSumeya Tadesse AbegazMekdes KifluBekalu Kebede SimegnPublished in: SAGE open medicine (2022)
Neutropenic fever was common among solid cancer patients and it is multifactorial. The rate of guideline adherence during prophylaxis and treatment of neutropenic fever was poor. Health care professionals should be aware of these risk factors, and greater effort is needed to reduce the risk of neutropenic fever.