Fever is defined as a single oral temperature of 38.3°C or greater or a temperature of 38°C or greater for 1 hour or more.
Neutropenia is defined as an absolute neutrophil count (ANC) of 0.5 x 10⁹/L or less, or an ANC of 1 x 10⁹/L or less, with a predicted decrease to 0.5 x 10⁹/L or less within 48 hours.
Febrile neutropenia is considered an oncologic emergency and timely assessment and initiation of empiric therapy is indicated.
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Drugs and Therapeutics Committee
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