Impact of an alternating first-line antibiotics strategy in febrile neutropenia

• Main Authors: Tan B.H., Torres De Guzman M.R., Sioco Donato L.K., Kalimuddin S., Lee W.H.L., Tan A.L., Wong G.C.
• Other Authors: DEAN'S OFFICE (DUKE-NUS MEDICAL SCHOOL)
• Format: Article
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: amikacin; antibiotic agent; aztreonam; carbapenem derivative; cefepime; ciprofloxacin; daptomycin; gentamicin; gentamicin C; linezolid; meropenem; piperacillin plus tazobactam; vancomycin; antiinfective agent; adolescent; adult; aged; all cause mortality; Antibiotic Heterogeneity Index; antibiotic therapy; Article; bacteremia; carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae; child; dispersity; febrile neutropenia; female; hospital admission; human; major clinical study; male; methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; vancomycin resistant Enterococcus; antibiotic resistance; clinical practice; complication; hematologic disease; middle aged; mortality; treatment outcome; very elderly; young adult; Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Bacteremia; Child; Drug Resistance, Bacterial; Febrile Neutropenia; Female; Hematologic Neoplasms; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Practice Patterns, Physicians'; Treatment Outcome; Young Adult
• Online Access: https://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/161207
• Institution: National University of Singapore

10.1371/journal.pone.0208039