Demographic data for the 57 febrile, severely neutropenic patients receiving amikacin o.d. or b.i.d.
| Group | No. of patients | Wt (kg) | Age (yr) | No. of males/no. of females | CLCR (ml/min) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (range) | Median (range) | Mean (SD) | Median (range) | Mean (SD) | Median (range) | |||
| o.d. | 28 | 65.8 (13.0) | 64 (44–95) | 50.2 (16.8) | 51 (19–85) | 16/12 | 104 (39) | 107 (25–213) |
| b.i.d. | 29 | 68.1 (13.1) | 66 (49–106) | 51.3 (16.0) | 50 (18–74) | 19/10 | 91 (36) | 101 (20–150) |