Prophylactic Antibiotics, Air Quality Control And Barrier Isolation Combined Reduce Mortality In High-Risk Cancer Patients Receiving Chemotherapy
Jan 4th 2009Drug InformationImmune System / Vaccines
A combination of prophylactic antibiotics, barrier isolation and air quality control measures substantially reduces the risk of death in high-risk cancer patients who are immunocompromised due to chemotherapy or stem cell transplantation. This reduction is 40% at 30 days post-treatment. But it is the antibiotic administration that is needed to show the effect on mortality - without this, the effect diminishes.
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