Use of cefepime, meropenem, or piperacillin/tazobactam as initial treatment for febrile neutropenia in patients with hematological malignancy — a real-life experience

Use of cefepime, meropenem, or piperacillin/tazobactam as initial treatment for febrile neutropenia in patients with hematological malignancy — a real-life experience

Abstract Background Antimicrobials like fourth-generation cephalosporins, carbapenems, or β-lactams are widely used in treatment of febrile neutropenia (FN). The present study aimed to compare the efficacy of cefepime, meropenem, and piperacillin/tazobactam as initial treatment for chemo-induced FN...

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Main Authors: Najmul Karim, Alamgir Kabir, Manirul Islam, Akhil Ranjan Biswas, Mohammed Wasim, Mahbubul Alam, Nobendu Chowdhury, Mohammed Nadimul Islam, Tamanna Tabassum, Mohammad Jahid Hasan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2022-08-01
Series:The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine
Subjects:
Febrile neutropenia
Hematological malignancy
Cefepime
Meropenem
Piperacillin/tazobactam
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s43162-022-00154-4

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