Non-cancer febrile neutropenia in children: pathogens, antimicrobial susceptibilities, and outcomes

• Main Authors: Radwa Abdel-Raheem Radwan (Author), Ilham Youssry (Author), Rasha Abdelraouf Abdelzaiz Afifi (Author), Afaf Mohamed Samy El Banna (Author), Mariam Mahmoud Mohammed Balah (Author), Eman Abdel El Raouf Mohammed (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SpringerOpen, 2024-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Febrile neutropenia is a medical emergency and remains a significant cause of morbidity and mortality, it is defined as a temperature > 38.3 °C (101 °F), or a sustained temperature > 38.0 °C (100.4 °F) for more than 1 h in a neutropenic patient. Neutropenia is defined as a...