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Hematologic Malignancies • Pediatric Hematology/Oncology • Medical Oncology • Leukemia • Internal Medicine • Hematology • Infectious Disease
For AML patients, when do you stop antiinfective agents?
At the time of count recovery or do you continue it throughout induction and consolidation?
Answer from: at Academic Institution
Our practice is typically to continue an anti-viral throughout induction/consolidation without stopping the agent. We typically utilize anti-bacterial and anti-fungal when the absolute neutrophil count (ANC) is under 500 and then stop them once the ANC recovers to above 500. Our preferred anti-funga...
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