Low bacterial diet versus control diet to prevent infection in cancer patients treated with chemotherapy causing episodes of neutropenia
van Dalen, E Mank, A Leclercq, E Mulder, R Davies, Michelle Kersten, M van de Wetering, M
van Dalen, E
Mank, A
Leclercq, E
Mulder, R
Davies, Michelle
Kersten, M
van de Wetering, M
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Abstract
Neutropenia is a potentially serious side effect of chemotherapy and a major risk factor for infection, which can be life-threatening. It has been hypothesised that a low bacterial diet (LBD) can prevent infection and (infection-related) mortality in cancer patients receiving chemotherapy that causes episodes of neutropenia, but much remains unclear. This review is an update of a previously published Cochrane review.
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2016
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Low bacterial diet versus control diet to prevent infection in cancer patients treated with chemotherapy causing episodes of neutropenia. 2016, 4:CD006247 Cochrane Database Syst Rev