Onkologie. 2025:19(3):137-143 | DOI: 10.36290/xon.2025.027

Febrile neutropenia

Ondřej Lukáč1, Lukáš Kohout2
1 Klinika Hemato-onkologie a buněčné terapie, Univerzitní nemocnice Magdeburg
2 Klinika infekčních nemocí a cestovní medicíny 2. LF UK a FN Motol, Praha

Febrile neutropenia represents one of the most serious and common acute situations in oncology. It is defined as a condition in which a cancer patient's temperature rises above 38 °C for more than 1 hour or rises above 38 °C twice in 12 hours, and the neutrophil count is ≤ 0.5 × 109/l or below 1.0 × 109/l with a further decline expected. These infections tend to be very aggressive and unrestricted, and less frequent viral (e. g. CMV infections) or mycotic infections occur. They therefore represent a significant clinical challenge.

Keywords: infections, neutropenia, febrile, antibiotics, bacteria, viruses, fungi.

Accepted: June 26, 2025; Published: July 4, 2025  Show citation

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