Clinical research in febrile neutropenia in cancer patients: Past achievements and perspectives for the future

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World J Clin Infect Dis. Aug 25, 2016; 6(3): 37-60
Published online Aug 25, 2016. doi: 10.5495/wjcid.v6.i3.37

Table 7 Possible causes of fever in high risk neutropenic patients unresponsive to broad spectrum antimicrobials[139]

Infectious causes	Frequency
Fungal infections responding (40%)/resistant (5%) to empiric ATB	45%
Bacterial Infections (cryptic foci, biofilm, resistant organism)	10%
Toxoplasma gondii, mycobacteria, legionella, mycoplasma, chl.pneumoniae	5%
Viral infections (HSV, CMV, EBV, HHV6, VZ, parainfluenza, RSV, influenza)	5%
Graft vs host disease in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation	10%
Undefined (drug, toxic effects of chemotherapy, antitumor response, undefined pathogens)	25%

HSV: Herpes simplex virus; CMV: Cytomegalovirus; EBV: Epstein-Barr virus; HHV6: Human herpesvirus 6; RSV: Respiratory syncytial virus.

Citation: Klastersky J, Paesmans M, Aoun M, Georgala A, Loizidou A, Lalami Y, Dal Lago L. Clinical research in febrile neutropenia in cancer patients: Past achievements and perspectives for the future. World J Clin Infect Dis 2016; 6(3): 37-60
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2220-3176/full/v6/i3/37.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5495/wjcid.v6.i3.37