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Guideline
. 2003 Oct:82 Suppl 2:S127-32.
doi: 10.1007/s00277-003-0766-2. Epub 2003 Sep 9.

Diagnosis and treatment of documented infections in neutropenic patients--recommendations of the Infectious Diseases Working Party (AGIHO) of the German Society of Hematology and Oncology (DGHO)

Dieter Buchheidt  1 , Angelika Böhme, Oliver A Cornely, Gerd Fätkenheuer, Heinz-Georg Fuhr, Gudula Heussel, Christian Junghanss, Meinolf Karthaus, Olaf Kellner, Winfried V Kern, Xaver Schiel, Orhan Sezer, Thomas Südhoff, Hubert Szelényi; Infectious Diseases Working Party (AGIHO) of the German Society of Hematology and Oncology (DGHO)
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Diagnosis and treatment of documented infections in neutropenic patients--recommendations of the Infectious Diseases Working Party (AGIHO) of the German Society of Hematology and Oncology (DGHO)

Dieter Buchheidt et al. Ann Hematol. 2003 Oct.

Abstract

Approximately 85% of patients with acute leukemia undergoing intensive antileukemic treatment develop infections and/or fever during neutropenic phases; in about 50% of these patients clinical, microbiological or clinical and microbiological evidence of infections can be obtained. The response rate is significantly lower in documented infections than in fever of unknown origin (FUO). Evidence-based recommendations for diagnosis and treatment procedures are presented, reflecting study results and expert opinions.

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