Variation in antimicrobial utilization for febrile neutropenia in cancer patients

Infection

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 375-378

  Harbarth, S ^a   Viot, M ^b   Beeler, I ^c   Klastersky, J ^d   Szucs, T ^c  

^a Division of Infectious Diseases   (United States)

^b CENTRE ANTOINE LACASSAGNE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^d JULES BORDET INSTITUTE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial utilization; Febrile neutropenia; Survey

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AMOXICILLIN; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; AZTREONAM; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CARBAPENEM; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLAVULANIC ACID; FLUCONAZOLE; GLYCOPEPTIDE; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; UREIDOPENICILLIN DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUTROPENIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FEVER; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; NEUTROPENIA;

EID: 0033674981     PISSN: 03008126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s150100070008     Document Type: Article

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