TY - JOUR
T1 - Fever in Patients with Neutropenia
AU - Paschal, Barton R.
AU - Gradon, Jeremy D.
AU - Rolston, Kenneth V.i.
AU - Rubenstein, Edward B.
AU - Pizzo, Philip A.
PY - 1993/10/21
Y1 - 1993/10/21
N2 - To the Editor: Pizzo (May 6 issue)1 recommends careful handwashing before one has any contact with a febrile patient with neutropenia. In a previous review2 he stated that it seemed reasonable to restrict such patients to a cooked-food diet in order to minimize the acquisition of potential pathogens from uncooked fruits and vegetables. Does he still think that a cooked-food diet is indicated? Similarly, should cut flowers be banned from the room of a patient with neutropenia if the sterility of the water in the flower vase cannot be ensured? To the Editor: In Table 3 of his article, Pizzo…
AB - To the Editor: Pizzo (May 6 issue)1 recommends careful handwashing before one has any contact with a febrile patient with neutropenia. In a previous review2 he stated that it seemed reasonable to restrict such patients to a cooked-food diet in order to minimize the acquisition of potential pathogens from uncooked fruits and vegetables. Does he still think that a cooked-food diet is indicated? Similarly, should cut flowers be banned from the room of a patient with neutropenia if the sterility of the water in the flower vase cannot be ensured? To the Editor: In Table 3 of his article, Pizzo…
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U2 - 10.1056/NEJM199310213291719
DO - 10.1056/NEJM199310213291719
M3 - Letter
C2 - 8413406
AN - SCOPUS:0027491180
SN - 0028-4793
VL - 329
SP - 1279
EP - 1280
JO - New England Journal of Medicine
JF - New England Journal of Medicine
IS - 17
ER -