Addition of fluoroquinolone prophylaxis to a blood and marrow transplant unit reduces Gram-negative infections.

Cancer Control

Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, University of South Florida, USA.

Published: July 2005

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