Urine cultures at the onset of febrile neutropenia rarely impact antibiotic management in asymptomatic adult cancer patients.

Samuel GriggPatrick DateZoe LohOrtis EstacioDouglas F JohnsonEliza A HawkesAndrew Grigg

Published in: Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (2018)

Routine urine cultures in FN patients without urinary symptoms who are already receiving protocolised broad spectrum antibiotics rarely impact subsequent antibiotic management.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
patient reported outcomes
depressive symptoms