An inconclusive result on when to switch IV to oral #antibiotics in #neutropenic #sepsis

Numbers sadly a bit too small, but a reminder that oral is not the solution to everything in all settings!

#hematology #haematology #neutropaenic #fever #IDMastodon #MedMastodon #AMR #microbiology #RCT

Early switch to oral antibiotic therapy in patients with low risk neutropenic sepsis (EASI-SWITCH): A randomized non-inferiority trial

https://www.clinicalmicrobiologyandinfection.com/article/S1198-743X(23)00349-X/fulltext?dgcid=raven_jbs_aip_email#%20

Temperature up to 39.3C (not good in anyone's books, but for a #neutropaenic patient, that *really* isn't good).
Shivering, goosebumps, sweats.
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