Does febrile neutropenia in adult oncology patients predispose to urinary tract infections or urosepsis?

Burke A. Cunha From the Infectious Disease Division and Department of Pharmacy, Winthrop-University Hospital, Mineola, NY and State University of New York, School of Medicine, Stony Brook, NY, USACorrespondence[email protected]

Philip Lee From the Infectious Disease Division and Department of Pharmacy, Winthrop-University Hospital, Mineola, NY and State University of New York, School of Medicine, Stony Brook, NY, USA

Ben Cai From the Infectious Disease Division and Department of Pharmacy, Winthrop-University Hospital, Mineola, NY and State University of New York, School of Medicine, Stony Brook, NY, USA

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