The diagnostic and therapeutic approach to lower respiratory tract infections in the neutropenic patient.
In the neutropenic host, the impaired inflammatory response diminishes the signs and symptoms of pulmonary infection, making diagnosis difficult. A practical approach to diagnosis and treatment in this population is to assess the radiographic appearance of infiltrates as localized (occurring as early, refractory or late phase), or diffuse; this approach is reviewed here.
Mulinde
J
J
University of Maryland School of Medicine, Program of Traumatology, RA Cowley Shock Trauma Center, Baltimore 21201-1595, USA.
Joshi
M
M
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D009503:Neutropenia / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents