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Table 6 Empiric antimicrobials used

From: Epidemiology and source of infection in cancer patients with febrile neutropenia: an experience from a developing country

Antimicrobials

N (%)

Amikacin

124 (82.7)

Piperacillin/Tazobactam

74 (49.33)

Ceftazidime

70 (46.7)

Vancomycin

63 (42)

Metronidazole

8 (5.33)

Meropenem

7 (4.7)

Fluconazole

6 (4)

Levofloxacin

5 (3.33)

Ciprofloxacin

5 (3.33)

Amphotericin B

3 (2)

Tigecycline

2 (1.33)

Colistin

2 (1.33)

Ceftriaxone

1 (0.7)

Azithromycin

1 (0.7)

Ampicillin

1 (0.7)