title: [Neutropenia with fever].
abstract: CAUSAL GERMS: Over the last 10 years, hemotology units have seen many changes in the epidemiological pattern of infections in neutropenic patients, with a growing number of infections caused by Gram-positive germs. The number of septicemias due to multiresistant Gram-negative germs (Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Strenotrophomonas maltophilia) has however remained high. IMPACT OF THERAPEUTIC REGIMENS: Improved prognosis in neutropenic patients depends for a large part on careful management of septic episodes. As the risk of septicemia is strongly correlated with the degree of efficacy of antibiotic regimens, susceptibility data must always be examined when developing antibiotic protocols in units caring for neutropenic patients.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Microbiologie médicale, Fondation Hôpital Saint-Joseph, Paris.
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authors.lastname: Ben Ali
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D005335:Fever of Unknown Origin / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D009503:Neutropenia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D011379:Prognosis; D018805:Sepsis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents