For which pediatric oncology patients do you start bacterial prophylaxis, inpatient or outpatient, and what is your antibiotic of choice?
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For which pediatric oncology patients do you start bacterial and fungal prophylaxis, inpatient or outpatient?
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Pediatric Hematology/Oncology · Kapiolani Medical Center For Women & Children
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Bacterial prophylaxis in pediatric oncology patients should be guided by the intensity of treatment, depth and duration of neutropenia, and individualized risk for invasive infection. Current evidence and expert consensus support targeted prophylaxis in children with the highest risk of life-threate...
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