Abstract

LOPEZ, Pio  and  LOPEZ, Eduardo. Febrile Neutropenia in Pedriatrics. Infect. [online]. 2008, vol.12, n.1, pp.64-71. ISSN 0123-9392.

Febrile neutropenia is a frequent condition among pediatric patients with cancer. When this diagnosis is made, the physician must conduct a thorough interview and physical exam, cultures need to be obtained and antibiotics started to cover a wide spectrum of microorganisms. The decision of stopping antibiotics must be made based on the neutrophile count, the persistence of fever and the presence or absence of risk factors. We present a current review of the literature on this condition so highly associated with morbimortality in children.

Keywords : Fever; neutropenia; antibiotcs.

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