Antimicrobial de-escalation in patients with high-risk febrile neutropenia: Attitudes and practices of adult hospital care providers.
Chelsea A GorslineMilner B O StaubGeorge E NelsonWhitney J NesbittBhagirathbhai R DholariaGowri SatyanarayanaPublished in: Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE (2021)
In a survey of adult hospital providers regarding antibiotic use in the treatment of febrile neutropenia, clinical fellows, and pharmacists showed higher comfort levels with early antimicrobial de-escalation compared to hematology-oncology and transplant infectious diseases physicians. These frontline team members are ideal partners to champion antimicrobial stewardship interventions in febrile neutropenia.
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