Utilization Evaluation of Antimicrobial Agents in Neutropenic Cancer Patients in a Teaching hospital: Urgent of Drug Utilization Evaluation Studies

• Main Authors: Hadi Hamishehkar (Author), Elnaz Zoghi (Author), Hadi Chavoushi (Author), Simin Ozar-Mashayekhi (Author), Parina Asgharian (Author), Taher Entezari-Maleki (Author), Haleh Rezaee (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Research Center for Rational Use of Drugs (RCRUD), 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: More than 80% of patients with hematologic  malignancies will develop fever during more than one chemotherapy cycle combined with neutropenia. We aim to evaluate empiric antibiotic strategies in Febrile Neutropenic (FN) cancer patients. Methods: This is a concurrent study performed in th...