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Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews Protocol - Intervention

Anti‐pseudomonal beta‐lactam monotherapy for the initial, empirical, treatment of febrile neutropenia: comparison of beta‐lactams

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Abstract

This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (Intervention). The objectives are as follows:

To assess whether there is an advantage to one of the anti‐pseudomonal beta‐lactam monotherapies in the treatment of febrile neutropenia.

To compare the development of bacterial resistance, bacterial and fungal superinfections during or following treatment with the different beta‐lactams.