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1595. Impact of Levofloxacin for the Prophylaxis of Bloodstream Infection on the Gut Microbiome in Patients with Hematologic Malignancy

BACKGROUND: Prophylactic antibiotics for the prevention of bloodstream infections (BSIs) during neutropenia (NTP) may reduce the incidence of BSIs, NTP fever, and mortality. However, antibiotics may also result in dysbiosis of the gut microbiome. We aimed to study the impact of levofloxacin prophyla...

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Autores principales: Ziegler, Matthew, Han, Jennifer H, Landsburg, Daniel, Pegues, David, Reesey, Emily, Gilmar, Cheryl, Gorman, Theresa, Bink, Kristen, Moore, Amy, Kelly, Brendan J
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6254734/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofy210.1423