Treating low-risk febrile neutropenia: Jenny's story
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Oral Ciprofloxacin Compared with Intravenous Ceftazidim on Low Risk Febrile Neutropenia in Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia
Abstract Objective Fever and neutropenia are a common complication of chemotherapy in cancer. It is usually managed by hospitalization and empiric administration of antibiotics. Use of Fluroquinolones is limited because of joint/cartilage toxicity. This study attempted to compare the efficacy of oral ciprofloxacin with intravenous ceftazidim in low risk febrile neutropenic lymphocytic leukemi...
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Background. Among patients with fever and neutropenia during cancer chemotherapy who have a low risk of complications, oral administration of empirical broad-spectrum antibiotics may be an acceptable alternative to intravenous treatment. Methods. We conducted a randomized, doubleblind, placebo-controlled study of patients (age 5–74 years) who had fever and neutropenia during chemotherapy for ca...
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متن کاملoral ciprofloxacin compared with intravenous ceftazidim on low risk febrile neutropenia in acute lymphocytic leukemia
abstract objective fever and neutropenia are a common complication of chemotherapy in cancer. it is usually managed by hospitalization and empiric administration of antibiotics. use of fluroquinolones is limited because of joint/cartilage toxicity. this study attempted to compare the efficacy of oral ciprofloxacin with intravenous ceftazidim in low risk febrile neutropenic lymphocytic leukemia....
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Disease in Childhood
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0003-9888,1468-2044
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2006.095521