Once-daily netilmicin for neutropenic pyrexia in paediatric oncology

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 268-274

  Hemsworth, Susan ^a   Nunn, Anthony J ^a   Selwood, Karen ^a   Osborne, Caroline ^a   Jones, Ashley ^b   Pizer, Barry ^a  

^a ALDER HEY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aminoglycosides; Drug level monitoring; Febrile neutropenia; Netilmicin; Once daily treatment

Indexed keywords

NETILMICIN; PIPERACILLIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEPHROTOXICITY; OTOTOXICITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; DRUG MONITORING; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMANS; INFANT; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOCYTIC, ACUTE; LYMPHOMA, NON-HODGKIN; MALE; NETILMICIN; NEUTROPENIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 16844377609     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08035250510025923     Document Type: Article

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