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Synonyms and keywords: F and N; fever and neutropenia; FN; hot and low; hot leuk; neutropenic fever; neutropenic fever syndrome; neutropenic sepsis

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Chest radiography should be reserved for patients with symptoms of respiratory tract infection.[1]

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1. ↑ Freifeld, Alison G. (2011-02-15). "Clinical practice guideline for the use of antimicrobial agents in neutropenic patients with cancer: 2010 Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America". Clinical Infectious Diseases: An Official Publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. 52 (4): 427–431. doi:10.1093/cid/ciq147. ISSN 1537-6591. PMID 21205990. Unknown parameter `|coauthors=` ignored (help)