Clinical Impact of Fluoroquinolone-Resistant Escherichia coli in the Fecal Flora of Hematological Patients with Neutropenia and Levofloxacin Prophylaxis

BACKGROUND: Fluoroquinolone prophylaxis in patients with neutropenia and hematological malignancies is said to be effective on febrile netropenia (FN)-related infection and mortality; however, the emergence of antibiotic resistance has become a concern. Ciprofloxacin and levofloxacin prophylaxis are...

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Autores principales: Chong, Yong, Shimoda, Shinji, Yakushiji, Hiroko, Ito, Yoshikiyo, Aoki, Takatoshi, Miyamoto, Toshihiro, Kamimura, Tomohiko, Shimono, Nobuyuki, Akashi, Koichi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3898953/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24465506
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0085210

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3898953/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24465506
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0085210

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