title: [Empiric antibiotic therapy for treatment of infection in patients with severe neutropenia].
abstract: Infection is the most frequent cause of death in patients with severe neutropenia. Fever and other signs of infection with neutrophil count below 0.5 G/L require an early and rapid treatment--the empiric antibiotic therapy. This treatment comprises various combinations of bactericidal broad-spectrum antibiotics such as ureidopenicillins, cephalosporins, quinolones and aminoglycosides. If defervescence is not attained within 3 days, modification of the treatment scheme should be done. The addition of vancomycin or teicoplanin, antibiotics active against Gram + cocci, and changing of the beta-lactams should be considered. In the case of persistent microbiologically not recognized infection after 7 days of therapy, empiric antimycotic treatment with amphotericin B is indicated. Duration of the empiric antibiotic therapy is dependent on the granulocyte recovery and the resolution of infection.
authors.affiliation: Klinika Hematologii A.M. w Poznaniu.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bajko
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kubiak
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hansz
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D009181:Mycoses / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D009503:Neutropenia / Q000150:complications*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents
vernacular_title: Empiryczna antybiotykoterapia w leczeniu infekcji u chorych w okresie głebokiej neutropenii.