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Variation in Antibiotic Prescription in High-Risk Febrile Neutropenia in Portug...
Freitas, M; Andrade, P; Pinto, R; Trigo, F; Azevedo, A; Almeida, FIntroduction: Febrile neutropenia (FN) is a potentially severe entity, particularly in hemato-oncologic patients who have higher incidence of colonization with multidrug-resistant bacteria. Discrepancies among guidelines contribute to divergence in antimicrobial practices. Our objective was to assess the variation of practices in antimicrobial therapy in high-risk FN among Portuguese hematologists. Methods: We ...
Urinary tract infections. The causative agents and their sensitivities to chemo...
Moreira, E; Araújo, A M; Sá, E; Freitas, J M; Trigo, F; Carneiro, N; Dias, D M; Malvar, M JA retrospective study was made of the requests for bacteriological examination of urine samples by the different clinical departments of Vila Nova de Famalicão District Hospital, between July/89-June/90 and July/91-June/92. We were interested in assessing the spectrum of occurring micro-organisms in urinary tract infections, their antibiotic susceptibility, especially to those more frequently used in clinical p...