Teicoplanin in Treating Septicemia in Patients Who Are Receiving Chemotherapy Through a Central Venous Catheter

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Category Primary study
Registry of Trialsclinicaltrials.gov
Year 1999
RATIONALE: Giving the antibiotic teicoplanin by infusion and allowing bacteria to be exposed to the antibiotic for a longer period of time may be effective in preventing or controlling septicemia. PURPOSE: Randomized clinical trial to compare two different methods of giving teicoplanin in treating septicemia in patients who are receiving chemotherapy through a central venous catheter.
Epistemonikos ID: d34302146a5844a32e84209d744dbd4c63eae6bf
First added on: May 03, 2024