Application of the Weighted-Incidence Syndromic Combination Antibiogram (WISCA) to guide the empiric antibiotic treatment of febrile neutropenia in oncological paediatric patients: experience from two paediatric hospitals in Northern Italy

• Main Authors: Cecilia Liberati (Author), Daniele Donà (Author), Linda Maestri (Author), Maria Grazia Petris (Author), Elisa Barbieri (Author), Elisa Gallo (Author), Jacopo Gallocchio (Author), Marta Pierobon (Author), Elisabetta Calore (Author), Annachiara Zin (Author), Giulia Brigadoi (Author), Marcello Mariani (Author), Alessio Mesini (Author), Carolina Saffioti (Author), Elisabetta Ugolotti (Author), Dario Gregori (Author), Carlo Giaquinto (Author), Elio Castagnola (Author), Alessandra Biffi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Guidelines about febrile neutropenia in paediatric patients are not homogeneous; the best empiric treatment of this condition should be driven by local epidemiology. The Weighted-Incidence Syndromic Combination Antibiogram (WISCA) addresses the need for disease-specific local sus...