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Neutropenic Patients
- Patients with neutropenia require an antimicrobial therapy with a broader coverage.
- The duration of antimicrobial therapy should be individualized in accordance with patient's clinical response.
Microorganism | Duration of Therapy |
▸ Gram-negative Bacteria | 7-14 days |
▸ Gram-positive Bacteria | 7-10 days |
▸ Fungi | Until clinical resolution |
▸ Click on the following categories to expand treatment regimens.
Neutropenia ▸ Gram-Negative Bacteria ▸ Gram-Positive Bacteria ▸ Fungi
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Cellular Immune Deficient Patients
Bacteria ▸ Nocardia spp ▸ Atypical mycobacteria Fungi ▸ Cryptococcus spp ▸ Histoplasma spp Viruses ▸ Varicella-zoster virus ▸ Herpes simplex virus ▸ Cytomegalovirus |
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- ↑ Wheat, LJ.; Freifeld, AG.; Kleiman, MB.; Baddley, JW.; McKinsey, DS.; Loyd, JE.; Kauffman, CA. (2007). "Clinical practice guidelines for the management of patients with histoplasmosis: 2007 update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America". Clin Infect Dis. 45 (7): 807–25. doi:10.1086/521259. PMID 17806045. Unknown parameter
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