Oral versus intravenous antibiotic treatment for febrile neutropenia in cancer patients

• Published in: Cochrane database of systematic reviews no. 4; p. CD003992
• Main Authors: Vidal, L, Paul, M, Ben-Dor, I, Pokroy, E, Soares-Weiser, K, Leibovici, L
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 18.10.2004
• Subjects: Administration, Oral; Anti-Bacterial Agents - administration & dosage; Fever - drug therapy; Humans; Injections, Intravenous; Neoplasms - complications; Neutropenia - drug therapy; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Treatment Failure

Fever occurring in a neutropenic patient remains a common life-threatening complication of cancer chemotherapy. The common practice is to admit the patient to hospital and treat empirically with intravenous broad-spectrum antibiotics. Oral therapy could be an alternative approach for selected patien...