Impact of Discontinuing Levofloxacin Prophylaxis on Bloodstream Infections in Neutropenic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Patients

• Main Authors: Thaís Guimarães (Author), Igor Carmo Borges (Author), Fernanda de Souza Spadão (Author), Livia Mariano (Author), Marina de Mattos Nascimento (Author), Hermes Higashino (Author), Flavia Rossi (Author), Vanderson Rocha (Author), Silvia Figueiredo Costa (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Multidrug-resistant pathogens have emerged worldwide. We have driven the hypothesis that the non-use of fluoroquinolone prophylaxis during neutropenia could reduce antibiotic resistance in Gram-negative bacteria that cause bloodstream infections (BSIs) in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSC...