Oral versus intravenous antibiotic treatment for febrile neutropenia in cancer patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials | Zendy

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Oral versus intravenous antibiotic treatment for febrile neutropenia in cancer patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials

Author(s) -

Laura Vidal

Publication year - 2004

Publication title -

journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124

H-Index - 194

eISSN - 1460-2091

pISSN - 0305-7453

DOI - 10.1093/jac/dkh303

Subject(s) - medicine , neutropenia , febrile neutropenia , antibiotics , chemotherapy , cancer , context (archaeology) , intensive care medicine , meta analysis , randomized controlled trial , intravenous antibiotics , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , paleontology

Neutropenia is one of the grave consequences of cancer chemotherapy, and the treatment of neutropenic febrile patients with intravenous (iv) antibiotics has been shown to reduce mortality. Oral therapy could be an alternative approach for selected patients.

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