Piperacillin-tazobactam is more effective than ceftriaxone plus gentamicin in febrile neutropenic patients with hematological malignancies: A randomized comparison

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 362-370

  Gorschluter M ^a   Hahn, C ^a   Fixson, A ^a   Mey, U ^a   Ziske, C ^a   Molitor, E ^a   Horre R ^a   Sauerbruch, T ^a   Marklein, G ^a   Schmidt Wolf, I G H ^a   Glasmacher, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acute leukemia; Empiric antibiotic therapy; Febrile infections; Neutropenia

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; CARBAPENEM; CEFEPIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; MEROPENEM; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; TEICOPLANIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD DISEASE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFICACY; FEBRILE NEUTROPENIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0038376291     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-003-0463-7     Document Type: Article

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