Variation in Antibiotic Prescription in High-Risk Febrile Neutropenia in Portuguese Hospitals

• Main Authors: Marta Freitas (Author), Paulo Andrade (Author), Ricardo Pinto (Author), Fernanda Trigo (Author), Ana Azevedo (Author), Francisco Almeida (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2024-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: Febrile neutropenia (FN) is a potentially severe entity, particularly in hemato-oncologic patients who have higher incidence of colonization with multidrug-resistant bacteria. Discrepancies among guidelines contribute to divergence in antimicrobial practices. Our objective was to asses...