Comparison the efficacy of ceftazidime and imipenem in treatment of neutropenic febrile due to chemotherapy in cancer patients

authors:

avatar fotokian fotokian , * , avatar Sharbano Keyhaninian , avatar Fatemeh Ghafari , avatar Neda Khabiri , avatar MohammadMansor Saravi

Koomesh: Vol.10, issue 4; 245-252
published online: July 24, 2009
article type: Research Article
received: December 24, 2008
accepted: February 19, 2009

how to cite: fotokian F, Keyhaninian S, Ghafari F, Khabiri N, Saravi M. Comparison the efficacy of ceftazidime and imipenem in treatment of neutropenic febrile due to chemotherapy in cancer patients. koomesh. 2009;10(4):e152248. 

Abstract

Introduction: In cancer patients various infections were developed due to severe neutropenia resulted from chemotherapy. There is controversy between initial monotherapy or multidrug prescription. The purpose of this study was to compare the efficacy of ceftazidime and imipenem in control of fever in cancer patients with febrile neutropenia. Materials ands Methods: 40 patients with cancer, fever and neutropenia (PMN