Study challenges standard practice: can kids with cancer stop antibiotics sooner?

NCT ID NCT04948463

Summary

This study aimed to find out if it's as safe to stop antibiotics early for children with cancer who develop a serious fever complication called febrile neutropenia. Researchers compared stopping antibiotics before blood counts fully recovered (early stopping) to the standard practice of waiting for recovery. The goal was to see if early stopping could reduce unnecessary antibiotic use and its side effects without harming children.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Royal Children's Hospital

    Melbourne, Victoria, 3052, Australia

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