Fever and Neutropenia
A video presentation by Hamid Bassiri, MD, PhD, and Theoklis Zaoutis, MD, on Fever and Neutropenia, from the CHOP Medical Seminar in Salzburg, Austria, June 22-28, 2014.
At the end of the session the learner will be able to:
- Identify genetic and acquired causes of neutropenia and define the severity of neutropenia
- Define fever in neutropenic children
- Define low-risk vs high-risk fever and neutropenia
- Better understand the choice, duration, and use of empiric antibacterials and antifungals in children with fever and neutropenia
Be more familiar with the utility and shortcomings of methods for detection of invasive fungal disease in children