Q: What is the official definition of neutropenic fever?
Answer: Per Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) fever in neutropenic patients is defined as a single oral temperature of ≥38.3°C (101°F) or a temperature of ≥38.0°C (100.4°F) sustained over a one-hour period.
The objective of the above question is to enhance the learning that even in the normal individuals' range of normal body temperature can have a wide range with an upper limit of 38°C (100.8°F). The range can be anywhere from 35.6°C (96.0°F) to 38.2°C (100.8°F).
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References:
1. Freifeld AG, Bow EJ, Sepkowitz KA, et al. Clinical practice guideline for the use of antimicrobial agents in neutropenic patients with cancer: 2010 update by the infectious diseases society of America. Clin Infect Dis 2011; 52:e56.
2. Mackowiak PA, Wasserman SS, Levine MM. A critical appraisal of 98.6 degrees F, the upper limit of the normal body temperature, and other legacies of Carl Reinhold August Wunderlich. JAMA 1992; 268:1578.
Answer: Per Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) fever in neutropenic patients is defined as a single oral temperature of ≥38.3°C (101°F) or a temperature of ≥38.0°C (100.4°F) sustained over a one-hour period.
The objective of the above question is to enhance the learning that even in the normal individuals' range of normal body temperature can have a wide range with an upper limit of 38°C (100.8°F). The range can be anywhere from 35.6°C (96.0°F) to 38.2°C (100.8°F).
#infectious-diseases
References:
1. Freifeld AG, Bow EJ, Sepkowitz KA, et al. Clinical practice guideline for the use of antimicrobial agents in neutropenic patients with cancer: 2010 update by the infectious diseases society of America. Clin Infect Dis 2011; 52:e56.
2. Mackowiak PA, Wasserman SS, Levine MM. A critical appraisal of 98.6 degrees F, the upper limit of the normal body temperature, and other legacies of Carl Reinhold August Wunderlich. JAMA 1992; 268:1578.
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