Time From Onset of Fever to Administration of Antibiotics in Neutropenic Fever Patients

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. To assess the prognostic value of the length of time between the time onset of fever and first antibiotic administration on cause specific 14 day mortality rate. SECONDARY OBJECTIVES: I. To assess the associations of the length of time between the time onset of fever and first antibiotic administration with intensive care unit (ICU) admission, ICU length of stay, length of hospitalization and percentage of patients with positive blood cultures. OUTLINE: Patients respond to a survey and participate in an interview with study staff about their fever and when they started feeling unwell.