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A new workflow for the microbiological diagnosis of febrile neutropenia in patients with a central venous catheter
Author(s) -
Cécile Pautas,
É. Sbidian,
Yosr Hicheri,
Sylvie BastujiGarin,
Stéphane Bretagne,
C. Corbel,
L Grégoire,
Sébastien Maury,
Lilia Merabet,
Catherine Cordonnier,
Emmanuelle Cambau
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124
H-Index - 194
eISSN - 1460-2091
pISSN - 0305-7453
DOI - 10.1093/jac/dks462
Subject(s) - medicine , neutropenia , mcnemar's test , central venous catheter , catheter , antibiotics , blood culture , surgery , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , chemotherapy , statistics , mathematics
We aimed to improve the microbial diagnosis of first episodes of febrile neutropenia (FEFNs) since <30% of episodes are microbiologically documented. Consequently patients are usually treated by empirical antibiotic therapy.

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