SynthesisNutrients2023
Low-Bacterial Diet in Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review.
Synthesis in Nutrients, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 21 citations in OpenAlex.
- Micronutrient requirements for stem cell transplantation patients > 100 days after transplant and during graft versus host disease: a systematic review.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Pooled it
- A Neutropenic Diet in Haemato-Oncological Patients Receiving High-Dose Therapy and Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation: A Systematic Review.Nutrients · 2025Pooled it
- Pooled it
- Clinical Use and Application of Neutropenic Diets for Patients With Cancer: A Cross-Sectional Survey of Dietitians in Australian Hospitals.Journal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association · 2026Article
- Microbial Crosstalk with Therapy: Pharmacomicrobiomics in AML-One Step Closer to Personalized Medicine.Biomedicines · 2025Review
- Impact of Frailty on Post-Treatment Dysphagia in Patients with Head and Neck Cancer.Dysphagia · 2025Article
- Evaluating the efficacy and impact of neutropenic diet in pediatric hematology patients: a longitudinal cohort study on adherence, clinical outcomes, and socioeconomic factors.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
- The neutropenic diet and its impacts on clinical, nutritional, and lifestyle outcomes for people with cancer: a scoping review.Journal of nutritional science · 2024Article
- Nutritional status, body composition and diet quality in children with cancer.Frontiers in oncology · 2024Review
- Assessment of healthcare application quality: Development of a standardized methods for healthcare professionals.MethodsX · 2023Article
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9 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
The low-bacterial diet (LBD) is a widely used dietary regimen to reduce the risk of food-borne infections in patients with neutropenic cancer, but its role is controversial due to its unclear benefits. The purpose of this study was to provide an updated analysis of the available evidence on the efficacy of the LBD to reduce the risk of infections, mortality rates, and quality of life (QoL) in neutropenic patients with cancer. A systematic literature search was conducted in the biomedical databases Cochrane Library, PubMed, CINHAL, and EMBASE. The process of the screening, selection, inclusion of articles, and assessment of risk of bias and methodological quality was conducted by two reviewers. Of the 1985 records identified, 12 were included. The LBD demonstrated heterogeneity in definition, composition, and initiation timing; moreover, the LBD did not demonstrate a reduction in infection and mortality rates compared to a free diet, showing a negative correlation with quality of life. The LBD, in addition to not bringing benefits in terms of reductions in infection and mortality rates, has been shown to worsen the quality of life due to the reduced palatability and limited variety of the food supply, negatively impacting nutritional status.
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