Colonization With Fluoroquinolone-Resistant Enterobacterales Decreases the Effectiveness of Fluoroquinolone Prophylaxis in Hematopoietic Cell Transplant Recipients | Zendy

Michael J. Satlin | Zendy; Liang Chen | Zendy; Claire Douglass | Zendy; Michael Hovan | Zendy; Emily Davidson | Zendy; Rosemary Soave | Zendy; Marisa La Spina | Zendy; Alexandra Gomez-Arteaga | Zendy; Koen van Besien | Zendy; Sebastian Mayer | Zendy; Adrienne A. Phillips | Zendy; Jingmei Hsu | Zendy; Rianna Malherbe | Zendy; Catherine B. Small | Zendy; Stephen G. Jenkins | Zendy; Lars F. Westblade | Zendy; Barry N. Kreiswirth | Zendy; Thomas J. Walsh | Zendy

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Colonization With Fluoroquinolone-Resistant Enterobacterales Decreases the Effectiveness of Fluoroquinolone Prophylaxis in Hematopoietic Cell Transplant Recipients

Author(s) -

Michael J. Satlin,

Liang Chen,

Claire Douglass,

Michael Hovan,

Emily Davidson,

Rosemary Soave,

Marisa La Spina,

Alexandra Gomez-Arteaga,

Koen van Besien,

Sebastian Mayer,

Adrienne A. Phillips,

Jingmei Hsu,

Rianna Malherbe,

Catherine B. Small,

Stephen G. Jenkins,

Lars F. Westblade,

Barry N. Kreiswirth,

Thomas J. Walsh

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1093/cid/ciab404

Subject(s) - levofloxacin , medicine , neutropenia , antibiotics , colonization , broth microdilution , febrile neutropenia , transplantation , antibacterial agent , bloodstream infection , microbiology and biotechnology , chemotherapy , minimum inhibitory concentration , biology

Levofloxacin prophylaxis is recommended to prevent gram-negative bloodstream infections (BSIs) in patients with prolonged chemotherapy-induced neutropenia. However, increasing fluoroquinolone resistance may decrease the effectiveness of this approach.

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