Potential of imipenem as single-agent empiric antibiotic therapy of febrile neutropenic patients with cancer
β Scribed by James C. Wade; Harold C. Standiford; George L. Drusano; David E. Johnson; Marcia R. Moody; Carlos I. Bustamante; Jai H. Joshi; Carlos deJongh; Stephen C. Schimpff
- Book ID
- 115680385
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1985
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 1013 KB
- Volume
- 78
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1555-7162
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## BACKGROUND. The improved efficacy of imipenem over other beta-lactam antibiotics in the treatment of febrile neutropenic patients has been attributed to its broad spectrum of activity. METHODS. A prospective, randomized, clinical trial was performed comparing vancomycin 1 g every 12 hours plus