Low impact of urine cultures as a diagnostic tool in patients with neutropenic fever

Infect Dis (Lond). 2016 Nov-Dec;48(11-12):872-4. doi: 10.1080/23744235.2016.1205216. Epub 2016 Jul 8.

Authors

Julia Steinrücken¹, Thomas Pabst², Stefan Zimmerli³, Jonas Marschall³

Affiliations

¹ a Department of Internal Medicine , Bern University Hospital , Bern , Switzerland ;
² b Department of Medical Oncology , Bern University Hospital , Bern , Switzerland ;
³ c Department of Infectious Diseases , Bern University Hospital , Bern , Switzerland.

PMID: 27387039
DOI: 10.1080/23744235.2016.1205216

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Bacteremia / etiology*
Female
Fever of Unknown Origin / diagnosis*
Hematologic Neoplasms / complications*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Neutropenia / complications*
Retrospective Studies
Urinary Tract Infections / complications*
Urinary Tract Infections / diagnosis*
Urine / microbiology*
Young Adult