ASCO/IDSA Clinical Practice Guideline Update: Antimicrobial Prophylaxis for Adult Patients With Cancer-Related Immunosuppression

September 11, 2018 – As reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology by Randy A. Taplitz, MD, of UC San Diego Health, and colleagues, ASCO and the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) have updated their joint guideline on antimicrobial prophylaxis for adult patients with immunosuppression associated with cancer and its treatment. To update the guideline, an expert panel conducted a systematic review of relevant studies reported from May 2011 to November … (leggi tutto)