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Antimicrobial therapy of unexplained fever in neutropenic patients

Guidelines of the Infectious Diseases Working Party (AGIHO) of the German Society of Hematology and Oncology (DGHO), Study Group Interventional Therapy of Unexplained Fever, Arbeitsgemeinschaft Supportivmassnahmen in der Onkologie (ASO) of the Deutsche Krebsgesellschaft (DKG—German Cancer Society)

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Cytostatic chemotherapy of hematological malignancies is often complicated by neutropenia, which increases the risk of infections, especially if the neutrophil count is below 500/μl. Frequently, fever is the first, and in most patients the only, sign of an infection. Unexplained fever is defined as follows: temperature of ≥38.3°C or ≥38.0°C for at least 1 h, or measured twice within 12 h, if the neutrophil count is <500/μl or <1000/μl with predicted decline to 500/μl. Different risk categories can be identified according to the duration of neutropenia: low risk ≤5 days, intermediate risk 6–9 days, high risk ≥10 days. An empirical mono- or duotherapy with antipseudomonal and antistreptococcal agents should be initiated immediately. In the low risk patient group, oral therapy with cipro-, levo-, or ofloxacin combined with amoxicillin/clavulanic acid is permissible. For standard and high risk patients, monotherapy can be carried out with either ceftazidime, cefepime, piperacillin with tazobactam or a carbapenem. In duotherapy, a single dose of an aminoglycoside is combined with acylaminopenicillin or a cephalosporin of the third or fourth generation. The addition of glycopeptides in empirical therapy should only be considered in the presence of severe mucositis, or if a catheter-associated infection is suspected. If fever persists after 72–96 h of first-line therapy with antibiotics, the regimen should be modified (with the exception of e.g. coagulase-negative staphylococci infections, because these infections take longer to respond). Intermediate risk patients should additionally receive an aminoglycoside after monotherapy (penicillin or a cephalosporin). If a carbapenem was administered for monotherapy, this can be followed by a quinolone and/or a glycopeptide. In the high risk group, the same modifications should be made as in the intermediate risk group but with additional systemic antifungal treatment. In the presence of unexplained fever, fluconazole can be administered at first, but if this fails, amphotericin B (conventional or liposomal), itraconazole, voriconazole or caspofungin should be started. After defervescence to <38°C, treatment should be continued for 7 days if the neutrophil count is <1000/μl, and for 2 days if the neutrophil count is >1000/μl.

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  1. General [3, 7, 10, 13, 15, 17, 18, 28, 40]; Monotherapy [2, 5, 6, 9, 12, 23, 24, 44, 45]; Duration/Modification [1, 4, 14, 19, 20,21, 29, 33, 35, 41, 42, 43, 48, 50, 55, 56, 57]; Antifungal therapy see respective paragraph above; Low risk [11, 22, 25, 27, 30, 31, 38, 46, 47,49]; Administration of hematopoietic growth factors [32, 39]

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General [3, 7, 10, 13, 15, 17, 18, 28, 40]; Monotherapy [2, 5, 6, 9, 12, 23, 24, 44, 45]; Duration/Modification [1, 4, 14, 19, 20,21, 29, 33, 35, 41, 42, 43, 48, 50, 55, 56, 57]; Antifungal therapy see respective paragraph above; Low risk [11, 22, 25, 27, 30, 31, 38, 46, 47,49]; Administration of hematopoietic growth factors [32, 39]

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Link, H., Böhme, A., Cornely, O.A. et al. Antimicrobial therapy of unexplained fever in neutropenic patients. Ann Hematol 82 (Suppl 2), S105–S117 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00277-003-0764-4

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