Early Discontinuation versus Continuation of Antimicrobial Therapy in Low Risk Pediatric Cancer Patients with Febrile Neutropenia, Before Recovery of Counts: A Randomized Controlled Trial (DALFEN Study)
Akash Kumar, Bivas Biswas, Anita Chopra, Arti Kapil, Sreenivas Vishnubhatla, Sameer Bakhshi
Topics & Concepts
MedicineDiscontinuationFebrile neutropeniaRandomized controlled trialRandomizationNeutropeniaAbsolute risk reductionRelative riskAntibioticsSurgeryInternal medicineChemotherapyConfidence intervalBiologyMicrobiologyNeutropenia and Cancer InfectionsSepsis Diagnosis and TreatmentAntibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy