Cefepime/amikacin versus ceftazidime/amikacin as empirical therapy for febrile episodes in neutropenic patients: A comparative study

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 41-51

  Cordonnier, Catherine ^a   Herbrecht, Raoul ^b   Pico, Jose Luis ^b   Gardembas, Martine ^b   Delmer, Alain ^b   Delain, Martine ^b   Moreau, Philippe ^b   Ladeb, Saloua ^b   Nalet, Véronique ^b   Rollin, Christian ^b   Gres, Jean Jacques ^b  

^a HENRI MONDOR HOSPITAL   (France)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFEPIME; CEFTAZIDIME; GLYCOPEPTIDE; POLYPEPTIDE; TEICOPLANIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FEVER; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; KIDNEY FAILURE; LIVER FAILURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEUTROPENIA; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RASH; SEPTIC SHOCK; VEIN OCCLUSION;

EID: 16944363887     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinids/24.1.41     Document Type: Article

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