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Empirical antibiotic monotherapy for febrile neutropenia: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

2005; Oxford University Press; Volume: 57; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1093/jac/dki448

1460-2091

Mical Paul, Dafna Yahav, Abigail Fraser, Leonard Leibovici,

Hematological disorders and diagnostics

Objectives: Early, empirical broad-spectrum antibiotic treatment is the established practice for febrile neutropenia. Several β-lactams are accepted for monotherapy. We asked whether patients' outcomes are influenced by the chosen β-lactam.