Antimicrobial de-escalation in patients with high-risk febrile neutropenia: Attitudes and practices of adult hospital care providers

Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol. 2021 Aug 19;1(1):e22. doi: 10.1017/ash.2021.185. eCollection 2021.

Abstract

In a survey of adult hospital providers regarding antibiotic use in the treatment of febrile neutropenia, clinical fellows, and pharmacists showed higher comfort levels with early antimicrobial de-escalation compared to hematology-oncology and transplant infectious diseases physicians. These frontline team members are ideal partners to champion antimicrobial stewardship interventions in febrile neutropenia.

Keywords: Antimicrobial stewardship; early de-escalation of antimicrobials; febrile neutropenia; malignant hematology; stem cell transplant.