Fever associated with chemotherapy-induced neutropenia: A review of current therapeutic approaches

Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 401-409

  Young, Scott D ^a   Feld, Ronald ^a  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; AZTREONAM; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CEFEPIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLAVULANIC ACID; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; GRANULOCYTE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; GRANULOCYTE MACROPHAGE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; HEMOPOIETIC GROWTH FACTOR; IMIPENEM; MEROPENEM; METRONIDAZOLE; OFLOXACIN; PENICILLIN G; PIPERACILLIN; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; TOBRAMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; BONE MARROW SUPPRESSION; BONE PAIN; CANCER; DIARRHEA; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG COMBINATION; FEVER; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFECTION; INJECTION PAIN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NAUSEA; NEUTROPENIA; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT SELECTION; RASH; REVIEW; VOMITING;

EID: 0031876399     PISSN: 09517375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001432-199808000-00002     Document Type: Review

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