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Appropriateness of the Empirical Antibiotics Prescribed and Their Concordance with National Guidelines for Three Selected Infections among Cancer Patients in a Tertiary Care Centre in Sri Lanka

BACKGROUND: Prophylactic and empirical antibiotic use is essential in cancer patients due to the underlying immune deficiencies. We examined the spectrum of causative bacteria and the appropriateness of empirical antibiotic prescription for three selected infections in cancer patients. Methodology....

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Autores principales:	Chathuranga, Gayashan, Dissanayake, Thushari, Fernando, Neluka, Wanigatunge, Chandanie
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Hindawi 2021
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8492258/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34621317 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/7572215

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