Tag: #AntimicrobialStewardship

ID Journal Club Presents…Antimicrobial Stewardship in Immunocompromised Patients with Febrile Neutropenia of Unknown Origin– Focusing on Early De-escalation

Targeted therapy and antimicrobial stewardship in patients with febrile neutropenia is difficult because in the vast majority of cases, an organism is not identified, and patients are known to be high risk for serious infections. Antibiotic de-escalation in patients with neutropenic fever varies, with European guidelines recommending 72hr de-escalation and North American guidelines recommending continuation […]

Apr 9, 2018