TY - JOUR T1 - Febrile neutropenia: transition towards a risk-directed approach JF - Archives of Disease in Childhood JO - Arch Dis Child SP - 467 LP - 468 VL - 92 IS - 5 AU - P Anoop AU - M A Anjay Y1 - 2007/05/01 UR - http://adc.bmj.com/content/92/5/467.2.abstract N2 - Phillips et al have appropriately brought to light the lack of consistency in the treatment of chemotherapy induced febrile neutropenia in children.1 We agree with the authors that formulation of a national guideline will help to simplify and streamline the approach to this common problem in paediatric oncology. The authors have suggested that it may be possible to treat some children with antibiotic regimens of reduced intensity and duration, based on risk stratification. However, most such studies quoted were based on adult data. The few paediatric studies mentioned did not … ER -