Journal article
A Meta-analysis of Antipseudomonal Penicillins and Cephalosporins in Pediatric Patients With Fever and Neutropenia
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Antipseudomonal penicillins (APP) and antipseudomonal cephalosporins (APC) play important roles in the management of pediatric patients with fever and neutropenia (FN). Our primary objective was to describe the risk of treatment failure in children treated with an APP or APC as initial empiric therapy for FN. Our secondary objectives were to compare APP with APC and third- with fourth-generation APC as initial empiric therapy in …
Authors
Manji A; Lehrnbecher T; Dupuis LL; Beyene J; Sung L
Journal
The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, Vol. 31, No. 4, pp. 353–359
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
April 2012
DOI
10.1097/inf.0b013e318242590e
ISSN
0891-3668