National Comprehensive Cancer Network. (2016). NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology: Prevention and treatment of cancer-related infections [v. 2.2016]. Retrieved from https://www.nccn.org/professionals/physician_gls/pdf/infections.pdf
PURPOSE: To provide guidance for the clinical practice of preventing and treating infection in patients with cancer
PHASE OF CARE: Multiple phases of care
One thousand one hundred sixty-two publications were retrieved. No method of study quality evaluation or results were reported.
The combination of evidence- and consensus-based recommendations and the differentiation between them are not clearly stated. For vascular access device prevention of infection, the guidelines only address antimicrobial-coated catheters and not any other aspect of management.
The guidelines provide a comprehensive reference to assess patient risk of infection and expert recommendations regarding interventions aimed at the prevention and treatment of infection in patients with cancer. They do not discuss long-term survivorship issues in this area.