Researchers reported that preventive therapy with levofloxacin or other antibiotics reduced the odds of infection, including fevers and bloodstream infections, by 70 percent or more in ALL patients with neutropenia during induction therapy. (stjude.org)
In contrast, reductions in C. difficile infections occurred only in levofloxacin - treated patients. (stjude.org)
Researchers said the reduced exposure might explain why levofloxacin reduced odds of infection with C difficile. (stjude.org)