Courtney Baus, PharmD
Orlando, Fla.—During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the seven hospitals affiliated with the University of Wisconsin (UW) Health experienced a significant decline in admissions for neutropenic fever (NF) among cancer patients.
UW Health pharmacists have found a reason for the fever falloff: a series of pandemic-related public health measures such as the use of barrier masks, quarantines and social distancing, public awareness campaigns, and access to