Emperical Oral Antibiotic Therapy for Children with Low Risk Febrile Neutropenia during Cancer Chemotherapy.
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-147184
ABSTRACT
Introduction:
In patient with fever and neutropenia during cancer chemotherapy who have a low risk of complications, oral antibiotic may be an acceptable alternative to intravenous antibiotics.Methods:
We conducted a prospective hospital based study to the patients who had fever and neutropenia during caner chemotherapy. Only low risk patients i.e. neutropenia of less than seven days, ANC >250/cmm, without any signs of shock were included in the study. All the patients were hospitalized and given oral antibiotics Ofloxacin and Amoxy-Clav and were closely observed until fever subsided for more than 48 hours and improved from neutropenia.Results:
A total of 54 cases were enrolled in the study. Out of 54 patients two patients were lost, 8 needed IV antibiotics for different reasons and 44 patients (81%) improved well with oral antibiotics only.Conclusion:
In hospitalized low risk patients who have fever and neutropenia, empirical therapy with oral ofloxacin and amoxy-clav may be a safe alternative to IV antibiotics.
Full text:
Available
Index:
IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Type of study:
Etiology study
Language:
English
Year:
2009
Type:
Article
Similar
MEDLINE
...
LILACS
LIS