Fluoroquinolones are used to prevent bloodstream infections in pediatric hematopoietic cell transplant (HCT) recipients. We performed a retrospective cohort study in 799 pediatric HCT patients to evaluate the association between fluoroquinolone prophylaxis and VRE colonization. Propensity score analyses were performed. Fluoroquinolone prophylaxis was not associated with VRE colonization.
Keywords: children; fluoroquinolone; hematopoietic cell transplant; vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus.
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