Journal article
Antimicrobial Regimens Prescribed by Canadian Physicians for Chemotherapy‐Induced Febrile Neutropenic Episodes
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To study the antimicrobial management of cancer patients with chemotherapy-induced neutropenia by Canadian physicians.
SETTING: A cohort of 274 cancer patients with severe neutropenia (ie, less than 0.5×10(9) neutrophils/L) who participated in a prospective double-blind, placebo controlled study on antifungal prophylaxis conducted in 14 Canadian university-affiliated centres. Antifungal prophylaxis (oral fluconazole 400 mg daily) was …
Authors
Laverdière M; Bow EJ; Rotstein C; Ioannou S; Carr D; Moghaddam N; Group TCFS
Journal
Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, Vol. 10, No. 5, pp. 353–357
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
1 1999
DOI
10.1155/1999/721790
ISSN
1712-9532