Empiric antifungal therapy in febrile neutropenia
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Consensus on diagnosis and empiric antibiotic therapy of febrile neutropenia
Controversial issues on the management of empiric therapy and diagnosis of febrile neutropenia (FN) were faced by a Consensus Group of the Italian Association of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology (AIEOP). In this paper we report the suggestions of the consensus process regarding the role of aminoglycosides, glycopeptides and oral antibiotics in empiric therapy of FN, the rules for changing or disco...
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عنوان ژورنال: Critical Care
سال: 2000
ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI: 10.1186/ccf-2000-5119