Egnede patienter havde fået kemoterapi mod malignitet eller havde fået hæmatopoietisk stamcelle transplantation, og havde neutropeni (< 500 celler/ mm3 i 96 timer) og havde haft feber (> 38, 0 °C) uden respons i mere end 96 timer til parenteral antibakteriel behandling.
Eligible patients had received chemotherapy for malignancy or had undergone hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation, and presented with neutropaenia (< 500 cells/mm3 for 96 hours) and fever (> 38.0°C) not responding to ≥ 96 hours of parenteral antibacterial therapy.