Question

A 60-year-old man with non-Hodgkin lymphoma presents with a febrile neutropenic episode post-chemotherapy. Which empirical antibiotic regimen is recommended first-line according to NICE/British guidelines?

Accepted Answer

IV piperacillin/tazobactam

Answer

Oral amoxicillin

Answer

Oral ciprofloxacin alone

Answer

IV vancomycin

Answer

No antibiotic until cultures are back

Practice question

A 60-year-old man with non-Hodgkin lymphoma presents with a febrile neutropenic episode post-chemotherapy. Which empirical antibiotic regimen is recommended first-line according to NICE/British guidelines?