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Table 5 Summary of drug-related adverse events (n = 99)

From: Use of cefepime, meropenem, or piperacillin/tazobactam as initial treatment for febrile neutropenia in patients with hematological malignancy — a real-life experience

Adverse events

Cefepime

Meropenem

Piperacillin/tazobactam

Total

Skin rash

1

0

2

3

Nausea and vomiting

1

1

2

4

Diarrhea

1

0

0

1

Liver dysfunction

0

1

0

1

Renal dysfunction

0

0

0

0

Thrombocytopenia

0

0

1

1

Total

3/99 (3.03%)

2/99 (2.02%)

5/99 (5.05%)

10/99 (10.10%)