Levofloxacin Prophylaxis During Induction Therapy for Pediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
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DOI: 10.1093/cid/cix644
Abstract: Background Infection is the most important cause of treatment-related morbidity and mortality in pediatric patients treated for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Although routine in adults with leukemia, antibacterial prophylaxis is controversial in pediatrics because of… read more here.
Keywords: levofloxacin prophylaxis; infection; induction therapy; prophylaxis ... See more keywords
Levofloxacin prophylaxis vs no prophylaxis in patients with neutropenia within an endemic country for carbapenem-resistant GNB
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DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2022008226
Abstract: Key Points • Given a growing antimicrobial resistance, the utility of fluoroquinolones prophylaxis in neutropenic transplant recipients is controversial.• Prophylaxis is preventive for blood-stream infection, not for mortality; its discontinuation concurred to reduce antimicrobial resistance. read more here.
Keywords: prophylaxis prophylaxis; prophylaxis patients; levofloxacin prophylaxis; patients neutropenia ... See more keywords