Effect of quinolone prophylaxis in afebrile neutropenic patients on microbial resistance: systematic review and meta-analysis

Anat Gafter-Gvili; Mical Paul; Abigail Fraser; Leonard Leibovici

doi:10.1093/jac/dkl425

Effect of quinolone prophylaxis in afebrile neutropenic patients on microbial resistance: systematic review and meta-analysis

Anat Gafter-Gvili
, Mical Paul
, Abigail Fraser
, Leonard Leibovici

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Abstract

To assess the effect of quinolone prophylaxis following chemotherapy for malignancies on the emergence of resistant bacteria in neutropenic patients.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	5-22
Number of pages	18
Journal	Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
Volume	59
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/jac/dkl425
Publication status	Published - Jan 2007

Keywords

Anti-Infective Agents
Antibiotic Prophylaxis
Antineoplastic Agents
Drug Resistance, Bacterial
Humans
Neutropenia
Quinolones
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic

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