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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-8-5
pubmed:abstractText
For the treatment of febrile episodes in granulocytopenic cancer patients, a combination of bactericidal and intravenously administered broad spectrum agents is recommended. An aminoglycoside plus a beta-lactame (piperacillin, azlocillin or IIIrd generation cephalosporins) are the drugs of first choice in an empiric approach. Because of frequent parenteral interventions (e.g. catheters, cannulations) in thrombopenic patients with multifactorial immunosuppression, we consider the application of once daily drugs, such as ceftriaxone, netilmicin or amikacin. For single dose treatment (1st day two applications), we used ceftriaxone in combination with netilmicin or amikacin as the first approach and retrospectively evaluated 47 patients for efficacy and safety.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0009-3157
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
38
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
74-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-11
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Netilmicin plus ceftriaxone versus amikacin plus ceftriaxone in the treatment of infections in granulocytopenic patients.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Clinical Oncology, Postgraduate Medical School, National Cancer Institute, Bratislava, Czechoslovakia.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study