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.
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