PMID: 11320576Apr 26, 2001Paper

Cephalosporins in empirical treatment of neutropenic fever

Polski merkuriusz lekarski : organ Polskiego Towarzystwa Lekarskiego
T WróbelK Kuliczkowski

Abstract

Neutropenic fever and infection became a significant clinical problem with the common use of chemotherapy of cancer. The cephalosporins are a large group of beta-lactam antimicrobial agents. Because of their broad spectrum of activity and low toxicity, they are excellent choice for initial empirical treatment of fever in neutropenia. The article summarises the role of third and fourth generation cephalosporins in therapy of neutropenic fever.

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