Tailoring antimicrobials in febrile neutropenia: using faster diagnostic and communication tools to improve treatment in the era of extensively resistant pathogens
Febrile Neutropenia represents a medical emergency and the use of appropriate antimicrobial therapy is essential for a better outcome. Although being time-consuming, conventional cultures and antimicrobial susceptibility tests remain the golden standard practices for microbiology identification. Fin...
Main Authors: | Ingvar Ludwig Augusto de Souza, Milene Gonçalves Quiles, Bruno Cruz Boettger, Antonio Carlos Campos Pignatari, Paola Cappellano |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2018-05-01
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1413867018300977 |
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