title: [Demographics, morbidity, and mortality febrile neutropenic adult patients treated with cefepime].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Cefepime efficacy for treatment of febrile neutropenia (FN) in cancer adult patients is a controversial issue.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To describe the demographic characteristics and general mortality of patients suffering from febrile neutropenia treated with cefepime in a fourth-level Latin American hospital.
  
  
  METHODS
  A cross-sectional observational study was performed. Study settled at San Ignacio of Bogotá, Colombia. University Hospital from January 2004 to December 2008.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 333 patients were treated with cefepime, of whom 125 had suffered FN and met pre established inclusion and exclusion criteria. The general mortality was 14.4%, which was similar to the overall mortality in FN in other reports.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Although there is still no clarity regarding the efficacy of cefepime in FN, its use has not been restricted. This study did not identify an excess risk of mortality in patients treated with cefepime.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitario San Ignacio, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia.
authors.forename: Gerardo A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Puentes
authors.forename: Camilo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Quiroga
authors.forename: Carlos A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Alvarez
authors.forename: José R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Támara
authors.forename: Alvaro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ruiz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000077723:Cefepime; D002511:Cephalosporins / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003105:Colombia / Q000453:epidemiology; D015897:Comorbidity; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003710:Demography; D064147:Febrile Neutropenia / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000401:mortality; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002511:Cephalosporins; D000077723:Cefepime