Outcome of severe infections in afebrile neutropenic cancer patients

In some neutropenic cancer patients fever may be absent despite microbiologically and/or clinically confirmed infection. We hypothesized that afebrile neutropenic cancer patients with severe infections have worse outcome as compared to cancer patients with febrile neutropenia.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Strojnik Ksenija, Mahkovic-Hergouth Ksenija, Novakovic Barbara Jezersek, Seruga Bostjan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2016-12-01
Series:Radiology and Oncology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/raon-2016-0011