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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1A
pubmed:dateCreated
1988-9-7
pubmed:abstractText
Cefoperazone plus tobramycin was compared in a prospective, randomized trial with our standard regimen of ticarcillin plus tobramycin as empiric therapy of fever in granulocytopenic patients with cancer. Patients who received cefoperazone were also given vitamin K (5 mg orally twice a week). Of 39 microbiologically and clinically documented infections treated with ticarcillin plus tobramycin, 28 (72 percent) showed improvement. Of 27 microbiologically and clinically documented infections treated with cefoperazone plus tobramycin, 21 (78 percent) showed improvement. The overall response rates were similar (40 of 53, or 74 percent, for ticarcillin plus tobramycin versus 38 of 48, or 79 percent for cefoperazone plus tobramycin). There was no difference in response between groups according to site of infection. Serious side effects were minimal with both regimens. There were no enterococcal superinfections in patients receiving cefoperazone. These results suggest that the overall efficacy and toxicity of study regimens are similar.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0002-9343
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
25
pubmed:volume
85
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
31-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:3041816-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:3041816-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:3041816-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:3041816-Aged, 80 and over, pubmed-meshheading:3041816-Agranulocytosis, pubmed-meshheading:3041816-Bacterial Infections, pubmed-meshheading:3041816-Cefoperazone, pubmed-meshheading:3041816-Clinical Trials as Topic, pubmed-meshheading:3041816-Drug Therapy, Combination, pubmed-meshheading:3041816-Female, pubmed-meshheading:3041816-Fever, pubmed-meshheading:3041816-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:3041816-Male, pubmed-meshheading:3041816-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:3041816-Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:3041816-Penicillins, pubmed-meshheading:3041816-Prospective Studies, pubmed-meshheading:3041816-Random Allocation, pubmed-meshheading:3041816-Ticarcillin, pubmed-meshheading:3041816-Tobramycin
pubmed:year
1988
pubmed:articleTitle
Cefoperazone plus tobramycin versus ticarcillin plus tobramycin in febrile granulocytopenic cancer patients.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Oncology and Microbiology, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York 10467.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Comparative Study, Randomized Controlled Trial