3 Hours Of Fever in Medicine / Internal Medicine — 19yo Man | Infectious Diseases | SMLE Q#18254
SMLE Question #18254
Medicine / Internal Medicine
Infectious Diseases
Objective: OBJ-349
Last updated: February 2026
A 19-year-old man with sickle cell disease is 10 days post allogeneic bone marrow transplant. He presents with 3 hours of fever and chills. Examination shows no focal source of infection. Blood cultures have been drawn. He is neutropenic. What is the most appropriate initial empiric management of his febrile neutropenia?
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