Levofloxacin prophylaxis to prevent bacterial infection in chemotherapy-induced neutropenia in acute leukemia

Bangladesh Medical Research Council Bulletin

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 91-94

  Rahman, M Mizanur ^a   Khan, Mohiuddin Ahmed ^a  

^a DHAKA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; LEVOFLOXACIN; PLACEBO; TREVOX; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; OFLOXACIN;

ACUTE LEUKEMIA; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CANDIDA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; ENTOMOPATHOGENIC BACTERIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEBRILE NEUTROPENIA; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; KLEBSIELLA; LEUKEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROPHYLAXIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; TREATMENT DURATION; ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BLOOD; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; MICROBIOLOGY; NEUTROPENIA;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA; LEVOFLOXACIN; MALE; NEUTROPENIA; OFLOXACIN; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD;

EID: 77953884996     PISSN: 03779238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3329/bmrcb.v35i1.4130     Document Type: Article

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