From: Multiday corticosteroids in cancer chemotherapy delay the diagnosis of and antimicrobial administration for febrile neutropenia: a double-center retrospective study
Duration of corticosteroid use
TBRE
TABE
TABR
day
Multidaya (n = 41)
1.51(0–3.67)
1.70(0–4.11)
0.30(− 0.59–0.91)
Non-multidayb (n = 172)
0.87(0–3.43)
1.10(0–3.97)
0.22(− 0.66–0.89)
P c
0.002
< 0.001
0.41