Emperical oral antibiotic therapy for children with low risk febrile neutropenia during cancer chemotherapy

Journal of Nepal Paediatric Society

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 22-25

  Shrestha, Pun Narayan ^a   Sah, Kailash Prasad ^a   Rana, Rupa ^a  

^a Kanti Children's Hospital   (Nepal)

Author keywords

ANC; Cancer chemotherapy; Febrile neutropenia

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; OFLOXACIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CELLULITIS; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; FEBRILE NEUTROPENIA; FEMALE; FEVER; HEMATOLOGIC MALIGNANCY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUTROPENIA; NEUTROPHIL COUNT; PNEUMONIA; RISK FACTOR; SOLID TUMOR; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 77953407835     PISSN: 19907974     EISSN: 19907982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3126/jnps.v29i1.1596     Document Type: Article

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