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The goal of this clinical trial is to compare a short course of antibiotics in patients in whom no bacterial infection is found with the current "golden standard": long-term antibiotic treatment in adult hematology patients who develop neutropenic fever. The main question it aims to answer is: whether the short-term treatment is equally safe for patients, hence the name 'SAFE study'. Participants will be randomly assigned (randomized) to one of two treatment options once they develop neutropenic fever: short-term or long-term antibiotic treatment. An additional blood sample, urine sample and stool sample will be collected. Researchers will compare the short-term and the long-term antibiotic treatment groups to see if the short treatment is equally safe as the long-term treatment group.


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NCT number NCT05926063
Study type Interventional
Source Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Contact Robina Aerts, MD
Phone +32 16 34 48 77
Email robina.aerts@kuleuven.be
Status Recruiting
Phase Phase 4
Start date February 26, 2024
Completion date July 2026

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