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2685. Oral Third-Generation Cephalosporins vs. Levofloxacin for Antibacterial Prophylaxis in Neutropenic Patients with Hematologic Malignancies

BACKGROUND: Fluoroquinolone (FQ) prophylaxis for high-risk neutropenic patients has been shown to reduce rates of febrile neutropenia and is standard at many centers. For patients who cannot receive a FQ, oral third-generation cephalosporins (OTGCs) are often used as an alternative; however, this st...

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Autores principales: DeVoe, Catherine, Trinh, Trang D, Moises, Joshua, Pham, Binh C, Tran, Allen V, Vuong, Lisa, Doernberg, Sarah B
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6810486/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofz360.2362