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Management of sepsis in neutropenia: guidelines of the infectious diseases working party (AGIHO) of the German Society of Hematology and Oncology (DGHO).

Penack O, Beinert T, Buchheidt D, Einsele H, Hebart H, Kiehl MG, Massenkeil G, Schiel X, Schleicher J, Staber PB, Wilhelm S, Wolf H, Ostermann H

Klinik für Hämatologie, Onkologie and Transfusionsmedizin, Charité Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany.

These guidelines from the infectious diseases working party (AGIHO) of the German Society of Hematology and Oncology (DGHO) give recommendations for the management of adults with neutropenia and the diagnosis of sepsis. The guidelines are written for clinicians and focus on pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment of sepsis. The manuscript contains evidence-based recommendations for the assessment of the quality and strength of the data.

Published 17 May 2006 in Ann Hematol, 85(7): 424-33.
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