Journal article
Fluoroquinolones in Children With Fever and Neutropenia
Abstract
BACKGROUND: There has been reluctance to use fluoroquinolones in children because of arthropathy in animal models; experience in pediatric fever and neutropenia (FN) has been limited. Our primary objective was to describe the effectiveness and safety of fluoroquinolones as empiric therapy for children with FN.
METHODS: We conducted electronic searches of Ovid Medline, EMBASE, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, and limited …
Authors
Sung L; Manji A; Beyene J; Dupuis LL; Alexander S; Phillips R; Lehrnbecher T
Journal
The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, Vol. 31, No. 5, pp. 431–435
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
May 2012
DOI
10.1097/inf.0b013e318245ab48
ISSN
0891-3668