Multiday corticosteroids in cancer chemotherapy delay the diagnosis of and antimicrobial administration for febrile neutropenia: a double-center retrospective study

• Main Authors: Hiroki Uda (Author), Yukio Suga (Author), Eriko Toriba (Author), Angelina Yukiko Staub (Author), Tsutomu Shimada (Author), Yoshimichi Sai (Author), Masami Kawahara (Author), Ryo Matsusita (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Medical staff should promptly administer antimicrobials to patients with febrile neutropenia (FN) to decrease the mortality related to cancer chemotherapy. Corticosteroids, which are used in cancer chemotherapy, have a fever-suppressive effect. This effect could lead to a blunt f...