Antibiotic prophylaxis for bacterial infections in afebrile neutropenic patients following chemotherapy

BACKGROUND: Bacterial infections are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in patients who are neutropenic following chemotherapy for malignancy. Trials have shown the efficacy of antibiotic prophylaxis in reducing the incidence of bacterial infections but not in reducing mortality rates. Our sys...

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Main Authors: Gafter‐Gvili, Anat, Fraser, Abigail, Paul, Mical, Vidal, Liat, Lawrie, Theresa A, van de Wetering, Marianne D, Kremer, Leontien CM, Leibovici, Leonard
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 2012
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4170789/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22258955
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD004386.pub3
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