title: The treatment of febrile neutropenia: from the Dark Ages to the present.
abstract: Developments in the treatment of infection in neutropenic patients are traced from the 1950s up to the present. In addition to the various antibiotics applied at different times, the varying predominance of different groups of pathogens is discussed. Finally, future prospects are considered.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Specialties, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 7703, USA.
authors.forename: G P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Bodey
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000266:history* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000266:history / Q000382:microbiology; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D005334:Fever / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000266:history; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D009503:Neutropenia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000266:history*; D011379:Prognosis
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents