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To the Editor: Pizzo (May 6 issue)¹ recommends careful handwashing before one has any contact with a febrile patient with neutropenia. In a previous review² he stated that it seemed reasonable to restrict such patients to a cooked-food diet in order to minimize the acquisition of potential pathogens from uncooked fruits and vegetables. Does he still think that a cooked-food diet is indicated? Similarly, should cut flowers be banned from the room of a patient with neutropenia if the sterility of the water in the flower vase cannot be ensured?

Barton R. Paschal, M.D.
Asheville Hematology and Oncology Associates
Asheville, . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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