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COMBATTING INFECTIONS IN NEUTROPENIC PATIENTS HOSPITAL PRACTICE Pizzo, P. A. 1989; 24 (7): 93-?
Abstract
In febrile neutropenic patients, most of whom have cancer, immediate, albeit empiric, antibiotic therapy reduces infectious morbidity and mortality. With respect to definitive therapy, it is stressed that isolate patterns are changing, even as new antibiotics are becoming available. Issues such as single-agent versus combination therapy, as well as preventive strategies, are reviewed.
View details for Web of Science ID A1989AG10000009
View details for PubMedID 2501330