Assessment of adherence to routine vaccination schedules in oncology patients.

Introduction: Patients diagnosed with cancer are at an increased risk of infection. Vaccines remain one of the most critical public health strategies in limiting infectious diseases, with a heightened importance in cancer patients. Data across the general US population indicates that vaccine adherence rates are suboptimal across all adult vaccine schedules.

Outcomes Associated with De-escalation of Antibiotics to Target Positive Cultures when Treating Febrile Neutropenia.

Patients with hematologic malignancies frequently develop febrile neutropenia (FN) and subsequently receive long courses of broad-spectrum antibiotics. Limited data is available on de-escalation strategies. : This was a retrospective observational cohort study of adult patients with a hematologic malignancy, FN, and positive culture results from June 2017 to June 2020.