Ticarcillin-clavulanic acid plus amikacin versus ceftazidime plus amikacin in the empirical treatment of fever in acute leukemia: A prospective randomized trial

Journal of Chemotherapy

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 253-259

  Fanci, Rosa ^a   Paci, C ^a   Leoni, F ^a   Casini, C ^a   Longo, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acute leukemia; Ceftazidime; Febrile neutropenia empiric treatment; Ticarcillin clavulanic acid

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CEFTAZIDIME; TEICOPLANIN; TIMENTIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ACUTE LEUKEMIA; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG INFUSION; FEBRILE NEUTROPENIA; FEMALE; FEVER; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; HYPOKALEMIA; LIVER TOXICITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; NEPHROTOXICITY; PYREXIA IDIOPATHICA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RASH; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOMITING;

EID: 0037669732     PISSN: 1120009X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/joc.2003.15.3.253     Document Type: Article

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