Comparison of cefepime and ceftazidime in combination with amikacin in the empirical treatment of high-risk patients with febrile neutropenia: a prospective, randomized, multicenter study.

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Published in Scand J Infect Dis on January 01, 2001

Authors

M Erman1, M Akova, H Akan, V Korten, B Ferhanoğlu, I Köksal, Y Cetinkaya, O Uzun, S Unal, Febrile Neutropenia Study Group of Turkey

Author Affiliations

1: Institute of Oncology, Department of Medicine, Hacettepe University, School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.

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