title: Antibacterial prophylaxis in neutropenic patients.
abstract: Antibiotic prophylaxis has been used for several decades to prevent infection in chemotherapy-induced neutropenia and its benefits have been debated just as long. Recent analysis suggests that quinolones may actually be life saving in high-risk groups such as acute leukaemia and autologous bone marrow transplant but these benefits are likely to be negated in the long term by the development of quinolone resistance.
authors: Division of Infectious Disease, University of Genova and San Martino University Hospital, Genova, Italy. viscoli@unige.it
authors: Claudio
authors: C
authors: Viscoli
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D019072:Antibiotic Prophylaxis; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D009503:Neutropenia / Q000150:complications*; D015363:Quinolones / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D015363:Quinolones