Fluoroquinolone prophylaxis for the prevention of bacterial infections in patients with cancer - Is it justified? Journal Article


Authors: Murphy, M.; Brown, A. E.; Sepkowitz, K. A.; Bernard, E. M.; Kiehn, T. E.; Armstrong, D.
Article Title: Fluoroquinolone prophylaxis for the prevention of bacterial infections in patients with cancer - Is it justified?
Keywords: survival analysis; mortality; neutropenia; letter; neoplasms; fever; anti-bacterial agents; escherichia coli; ciprofloxacin; sepsis; vancomycin; drug therapy; quinoline derived antiinfective agent; bacterial infection; antibiotic prophylaxis; bacterial infections; granulocytopenia; gram-negative bacterial infections; pseudomonas aeruginosa; antimicrobial activity; anti-infective agents; klebsiella; enterobacter; gram negative infection; microbial sensitivity tests; staphylococcus; cancer; humans; priority journal
Journal Title: Clinical Infectious Diseases
Volume: 25
Issue: 2
ISSN: 1058-4838
Publisher: Oxford University Press  
Date Published: 1997-08-01
Start Page: 346
End Page: 347
Language: English
PUBMED: 9332551
PROVIDER: scopus
DOI/URL:
Notes: Letter -- Export Date: 17 March 2017 -- Source: Scopus
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MSK Authors
  1. Kent A Sepkowitz
    272 Sepkowitz
  2. Timothy E Kiehn
    100 Kiehn
  3. Arthur E Brown
    76 Brown
  4. Donald Armstrong
    240 Armstrong
  5. Edward M Bernard
    58 Bernard