Recent changes in bacterial epidemiology and the emergence of fluoroquinolone-resistant Escherichia coli among patients with haematological malignancies: results of a prospective study on 823 patients at a single institution
Author(s) -
Chiara Cattaneo,
Giulia Quaresmini,
Salvatore Casari,
Maria Adele Capucci,
Moira Micheletti,
Erika Borlenghi,
Liana Signorini,
Alessandro Re,
Giampiero Carosi,
Giuseppe Rossi
Publication year - 2008
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/dkm514
Subject(s) - levofloxacin , medicine , neutropenia , epidemiology , antibiotics , antibiotic resistance , febrile neutropenia , drug resistance , ofloxacin , antibacterial agent , microbiology and biotechnology , ciprofloxacin , biology , chemotherapy
Regular monitoring of bacterial epidemiology allows evaluation of antibacterial strategies adopted. The aim of this study was to disclose evolving trends in the epidemiology of infections and emerging antibiotic resistance in unselected inpatients with haematological cancers.
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