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ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Quality Improvements in Timeliness to Antibiotics in Solid Organ Malignancy Patients Admitted with Febrile Neutropenia and Neutropenic Sepsis Through the Establishment of an Acute Medical Unit

Yang Jian Ong1 Bendat Respiratory Research and Development Group, St John of God Healthcare, Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia;2 Department of Medical Teaching, St John of God Healthcare, Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia;3 The University of Notre Dame, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
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Nisha Sikotra1 Bendat Respiratory Research and Development Group, St John of God Healthcare, Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia;4 Research Department, St John of God Healthcare, Subiaco, Western Australia, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Janelle Prunster1 Bendat Respiratory Research and Development Group, St John of God Healthcare, Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia;2 Department of Medical Teaching, St John of God Healthcare, Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia
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Nicola Bailey2 Department of Medical Teaching, St John of God Healthcare, Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia
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Jane Hadfield2 Department of Medical Teaching, St John of God Healthcare, Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia
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Rosemary Smith2 Department of Medical Teaching, St John of God Healthcare, Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia
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Rohen Skiba2 Department of Medical Teaching, St John of God Healthcare, Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia
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Astrid Arellano5 Department of Infectious Diseases, St John of God Healthcare, Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia
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Eli Gabbay1 Bendat Respiratory Research and Development Group, St John of God Healthcare, Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia;2 Department of Medical Teaching, St John of God Healthcare, Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia;3 The University of Notre Dame, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia;6 Department of Respiratory Medicine, St John of God Healthcare, Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia
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Timothy D Clay1 Bendat Respiratory Research and Development Group, St John of God Healthcare, Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia;7 Department of Medical Oncology, St John of God Healthcare, Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia;8 School of Medical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University Joondalup, Joondalup, Western Australia, Australia
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Pages 1-8 | Published online: 11 Jan 2022

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