Journal article
Outpatient and oral antibiotic management of low-risk febrile neutropenia are effective in children—a systematic review of prospective trials
Abstract
BackgroundThere is no consensus on whether therapeutic intensity can be reduced safely in children with low-risk febrile neutropenia (FN). Our primary objective was to determine whether there is a difference in efficacy between outpatient and inpatient management of children with low-risk FN. Our secondary objective was to compare oral and parenteral antibiotic therapy in this population.MethodsWe performed electronic searches of Ovid Medline, …
Authors
Manji A; Beyene J; Dupuis LL; Phillips R; Lehrnbecher T; Sung L
Journal
Supportive Care in Cancer, Vol. 20, No. 6, pp. 1135–1145
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
June 2012
DOI
10.1007/s00520-012-1425-8
ISSN
0941-4355