The evaluation of combination therapy of amikacin and imipenem/cilastatin in patients with infections complicating hematological malignancies

• Published in: CHEMOTHERAPY Vol. 40; no. 10; pp. 1286 - 1293
• Main Authors: Yaguchi, Makoto, Kawanishi, Yoshikazu, Tsuboi, Chihiro, Toyama, Keisuke
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Japanese
• Published: Japanese Society of Chemotherapy 1992
• Subjects: amikacin; imipenem/ciliastatin

We evaluated the efficacy of amikacin sulfate (AMK) plus imipenem/cilastatin sodium (IPM/CS) in patients with infections complicating hematological malignancies. 1) Forty-two febrile patients (4 septicemia, 35 suspected septicemia and 3 pneumonia) with hematological malignancies (35 cases with acute...