Use of cefepime, meropenem, or piperacillin/tazobactam as initial treatment for febrile neutropenia in patients with hematological malignancy - a real-life experience

• Main Authors: Najmul Karim (Author), Alamgir Kabir (Author), Manirul Islam (Author), Akhil Ranjan Biswas (Author), Mohammed Wasim (Author), Mahbubul Alam (Author), Nobendu Chowdhury (Author), Mohammed Nadimul Islam (Author), Tamanna Tabassum (Author), Mohammad Jahid Hasan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SpringerOpen, 2022-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Antimicrobials like fourth-generation cephalosporins, carbapenems, or β-lactams are widely used in treatment of febrile neutropenia (FN). The present study aimed to compare the efficacy of cefepime, meropenem, and piperacillin/tazobactam as initial treatment for chemo-induced FN...