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Reducing Repeat Blood Cultures in Febrile Neutropenia: A Single-Center Experience

Evan D. Robinson, Michael Keng, Tanya Thomas, Heather L. Cox, Stacy C. Park, Amy J. Mathers

Open Forum Infectious Diseases · 2022 · 15 citations · 13 references

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Repeat blood cultures are low-yield in persistent FN without new clinical change. A pilot intervention in non-SCT patients successfully reduced the frequency of blood culture collection.

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