Background The prophylactic use of fluoroquinolones in patients with cancer and
neutropenia is controversial and is not a recommended intervention. Methods We randomly …

The aim of the present study was to investigate the epidemiologic evolution of
fluoroquinolone resistance of E. coli clinical isolates from patients admitted to a hematology …

Chemotherapy-induced myelosuppression is a major complication of chemotherapy
regimens used to treat solid tumors and lymphomas. Myelosuppression is frequently …

A recent meta-analysis, which included non-placebo open-labeled trials, showed that
fluoroquinolone prophylaxis reduces mortality in neutropenic patients, whereas two recent …

We assessed the clonality of consecutive Escherichia coli isolates during the course of
recurrent urinary tract infections (RUTI) in childhood in order to compare clonality with …

Purpose The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of prophylactic oral
levofloxacin in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients after receiving consolidation …

Objectives Widespread use of fluoroquinolones has led to increased levels of resistance in
clinical isolates of Escherichia coli. We investigated the evolution of ciprofloxacin …

Objective. Comparison of studies evaluating patient-to-patient transmission of organisms is
difficult, given the lack of standardized criteria. We used fluoroquinolone-resistant …

MATERIALS AND METHODS Patients and strains. This study was part of a prospective 1-
year follow-up study of 64 children for whom a first occurrence of acute pyelonephritis …

Resistance to antimicrobials among bacterial pathogens is a rapidly emerging global
problem [1]. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is not just a problem in the hospital setting but …