Antibiotic prophylaxis with gyrase inhibitors during cytostatically induced granulocytopenias in patients with solid tumors: A double-blind prospective randomized study

Oncology Research and Treatment

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 1992, Pages 476-479

  Schroeder, M ^a   Schadeck Gressel, C ^a   Selbach, J ^a   Westerhausen, M ^a  

^a ST JOHANNES HOSPITAL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antibiotic prophylaxis; Cytostatic therapy; Granulocytopenia; Gyrase inhibitors

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; OFLOXACIN; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GRANULOCYTOPENIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0027056317     PISSN: 22965270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000217408     Document Type: Article

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