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It has been shown since 1966 (1) that infection is related to the absolute level of granulocytes. When the granulocyte count is below 100/µ 1, the patient is at the greatest risk of severe infections and gram-negative bacteremias are common (2).
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Lagast, H., Klastersky, J. (1984). Rational Approach to the Management of Febrile Granulocytopenic Patients. In: Harrap, K.R., Davis, W., Calvert, A.H. (eds) Cancer Chemotherapy and Selective Drug Development. Developments in Oncology, vol 23. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-3837-6_19
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