Low bacterial diet versus control diet to prevent infection in cancer patients treated with chemotherapy causing episodes of neutropenia

摘要

BackgroundNeutropenia is a potentially serious side effect of chemotherapy and a major risk factor for infection, which can be life‐threatening. It has been hypothesised that a low bacterial diet (LBD) can prevent infection and (infection‐related) mortality in cancer patients receiving chemotherapy that causes episodes of neutropenia, but much remains unclear. This review is an update of a previously published Cochrane review.