{"slug":"antimicrobial-prophylaxis","tag":"antimicrobial-prophylaxis","variants":["antimicrobial-prophylaxis"],"description":"No description yet","count":2,"kinds":{"protocol":2},"related":[{"slug":"paediatric","tag":"paediatric","shared":2},{"slug":"protocol","tag":"protocol","shared":2},{"slug":"antifungal","tag":"antifungal","shared":1}],"records":[{"id":"antibacterial-prophylaxis-in-neutropenia","kind":"protocol","name":"Antibacterial (fluoroquinolone) prophylaxis during expected severe neutropenia","route":"/protocols/antibacterial-prophylaxis-in-neutropenia/","tldr":"Some people on intensive chemotherapy, such as for acute leukaemia, are offered an antibiotic tablet while their white cells are lowest,. Guidelines disagree on who should have it: NICE offers it to more adults; children's and Australian guidelines limit it to the highest risk, as it breeds resistant germs. It does not replace calling the team at once with a fever."},{"id":"antifungal-prophylaxis-in-haematology","kind":"protocol","name":"Antifungal prophylaxis for people at high risk of invasive fungal infection","route":"/protocols/antifungal-prophylaxis-in-haematology/","tldr":"People on the most intensive leukaemia treatment, or a stem cell transplant from a donor, are at risk of serious mould infections in the lungs. Most are offered a preventive antifungal medicine, usually posaconazole, while their immunity is lowest. Other cancer treatments usually do not need one. These drugs interact with many medicines, so the pharmacist checks every combination."}]}