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2017 ; 12
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): e0172256
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Improving early diagnosis of pulmonary infections in patients with febrile
neutropenia using low-dose chest computed tomography
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Gerritsen MG
; Willemink MJ
; Pompe E
; van der Bruggen T
; van Rhenen A
; Lammers JW
; Wessels F
; Sprengers RW
; de Jong PA
; Minnema MC
PLoS One
2017[]; 12
(2
): e0172256
PMID28235014
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We performed a prospective study in patients with chemotherapy induced febrile
neutropenia to investigate the diagnostic value of low-dose computed tomography
compared to standard chest radiography. The aim was to compare both modalities
for detection of pulmonary infections and to explore performance of low-dose
computed tomography for early detection of invasive fungal disease. The low-dose
computed tomography remained blinded during the study. A consensus diagnosis of
the fever episode made by an expert panel was used as reference standard. We
included 67 consecutive patients on the first day of febrile neutropenia.
According to the consensus diagnosis 11 patients (16.4%) had pulmonary
infections. Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value and negative
predictive value were 36%, 93%, 50% and 88% for radiography, and 73%, 91%, 62%
and 94% for low-dose computed tomography, respectively. An uncorrected McNemar
showed no statistical difference (p = 0.197). Mean radiation dose for low-dose
computed tomography was 0.24 mSv. Four out of 5 included patients diagnosed with
invasive fungal disease had radiographic abnormalities suspect for invasive
fungal disease on the low-dose computed tomography scan made on day 1 of fever,
compared to none of the chest radiographs. We conclude that chest radiography has
little value in the initial assessment of febrile neutropenia on day 1 for
detection of pulmonary abnormalities. Low-dose computed tomography improves
detection of pulmonary infiltrates and seems capable of detecting invasive fungal
disease at a very early stage with a low radiation dose.