Antibiotic Treatment in End-of-Life Cancer Patients—A Retrospective Observational Study at a Palliative Care Center in Sweden

Antibiotic Treatment in End-of-Life Cancer Patients—A Retrospective Observational Study at a Palliative Care Center in Sweden

Background: The aim of this study was to elucidate whether palliative cancer patients benefit from antibiotic treatment in the last two weeks of life when an infection is suspected. Method: We reviewed medical records from 160 deceased palliative cancer patients that had been included in previous st...

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Main Authors: Maria Helde-Frankling, Jenny Bergqvist, Peter Bergman, Linda Björkhem-Bergman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-09-01
Series:Cancers
Subjects:
infections
antibiotics
palliative care
hospice care
cancer
CRP
immune system
vitamin D
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/8/9/84

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