Critically ill patients with cancer: A clinical perspective

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World J Clin Oncol. Oct 24, 2020; 11(10): 809-835
Published online Oct 24, 2020. doi: 10.5306/wjco.v11.i10.809

Table 7 Empiric antibiotic therapy in high-risk patients with febrile neutropenia[40,54,55,79,83]

Antibiotherapy	Indication
Antipseudomonal β-lactam agent (cefepime, ceftazidime)	All patients with febrile neutropenia
OR
Carbapenem (meropenem or mipenem/cilastatin)	Hemodynamic instability
OR
Piperacillin/tazobactam
OR
Novel cephalosporin/β-lactamase inhibitor (Ceftolozane/tazobactam or Ceftazidime/avibactam)
PLUS
Aminoglycosides (optional)
PLUS
Vancomycin
Vancomycin, linezolid or daptomycin	Suspected catheter-related infections
	Skin or soft-tissue infection
	Risk of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Linezolid or daptomycin	Risk of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus spp.
Carbapenem	Risk of extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing gram negative bacteria
Polymyxin-colistin or tigecycline	Risk of Klebsiella pneumonia carbapenemase
Ciprofloxacin + clindamycin	Penicillin-allergic patients
OR
Aztreonam + vancomycin
Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole	Suspected Pneumocystis pneumonia
Antifungal drugs (echinocandins, amphotericin B lipid-based formulations)	Suspected invasive mycosis

Citation: Martos-Benítez FD, Soler-Morejón CD, Lara-Ponce KX, Orama-Requejo V, Burgos-Aragüez D, Larrondo-Muguercia H, Lespoir RW. Critically ill patients with cancer: A clinical perspective. World J Clin Oncol 2020; 11(10): 809-835
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2218-4333/full/v11/i10/809.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5306/wjco.v11.i10.809