Consensus of the Chilean Society of Infectious Diseases for the management of episodes of febrile neutropenia in adults and children with cancer
Published 2023-04-28
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Copyright (c) 2023 Ana M. Álvarez, Ricardo Morales, Mariella Raijmakers, Verónica Contardo, Marlon Barraza, Mónica Lafourcade, Luisa Durán, Roberto Amador, Teresa Bidart, Ivonne Flores, Pilar Gambra, Claudio González, Tania López, Ricardo Rabagliati, María Elena Santolaya, Cecilia Vizcaya, Marcela Zubieta

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Abstract
The Committee of Infections in Immunocompromised Patients of the Chilean Society of Infectious Diseases presents an update in the Management of febrile neutropenia in adults and children with cancer. It comes from the significant changes that occurred in recent years in the confrontation of these patients. For which a multidisciplinary task force group developed recommendations in relation to their initial handling, laboratory exams required, the initial empirical antimicrobial treatment and in front of known infectious focus, invasive fungal infections and antimicrobial prophylaxis.