Antibiotic practice and stewardship in the management of neutropenic fever: A survey of US institutions

• Main Authors: Swarn Arya (Author), Xiao Wang (Author), Sonal Patel (Author), Stephen Saw (Author), Mary Decena (Author), Rebecca Hirsh (Author), David Pegues (Author), Matthew Ziegler (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Cambridge University Press, 2023-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Neutropenic fever management decisions are complex and result in prolonged duration of broad-spectrum antibiotics. Strategies for antibiotic stewardship in this context have been studied, including de-escalation of antibiotics prior to resolution of neutropenia, with unclear implementati...