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Neutropenic fever. [Review]

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Citation: Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America. 32(3):549-61, 2014 Aug.PMID: 25060249Institution: MedStar Washington Hospital CenterDepartment: Emergency MedicineForm of publication: Journal ArticleMedline article type(s): Journal Article | ReviewSubject headings: *Bacterial Infections/di [Diagnosis] | *Fever/et [Etiology] | *Neutropenia/et [Etiology] | Adult | Algorithms | Bacterial Infections/co [Complications] | Child | Emergencies | Humans | Neoplasms/co [Complications] | Neoplasms/dt [Drug Therapy] | Neutropenia/ci [Chemically Induced] | Risk AssessmentYear: 2014 Local holdings: Available online from MWHC library: 1996 - presentISSN:

0733-8627

Name of journal: Emergency medicine clinics of North AmericaAbstract: Fever is a common presenting complaint among adult or pediatric patients in the emergency department setting. Although fever in healthy individuals does not necessarily indicate severe illness, fever in patients with neutropenia may herald a life-threatening infection. Therefore, prompt recognition of patients with neutropenic fever is imperative. Serious bacterial illness is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality for neutropenic patients. Neutropenic fever should trigger the initiation of a rapid work-up and the administration of empiric systemic antibiotic therapy to attenuate or avoid the progression along the spectrum of sepsis, severe sepsis, septic shock syndrome, and death. Copyright 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.All authors: White L, Ybarra MFiscal year: FY2015Digital Object Identifier:

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.emc.2014.04.002

Date added to catalog: 2014-09-23

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Journal Article	MedStar Authors Catalog	Article	25060249	Available		25060249

Available online from MWHC library: 1996 - present

Fever is a common presenting complaint among adult or pediatric patients in the emergency department setting. Although fever in healthy individuals does not necessarily indicate severe illness, fever in patients with neutropenia may herald a life-threatening infection. Therefore, prompt recognition of patients with neutropenic fever is imperative. Serious bacterial illness is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality for neutropenic patients. Neutropenic fever should trigger the initiation of a rapid work-up and the administration of empiric systemic antibiotic therapy to attenuate or avoid the progression along the spectrum of sepsis, severe sepsis, septic shock syndrome, and death. Copyright 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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