FEBRILE NEUTROPENIA IN CANCER-PATIENTS IN KUWAIT - MICROBIAL SPECTRUMAND OUTCOME

Authors
ALBAHAR S PANDITA R DHABHAR BN ALBAHAR E
Citation
S. Albahar et al., FEBRILE NEUTROPENIA IN CANCER-PATIENTS IN KUWAIT - MICROBIAL SPECTRUMAND OUTCOME, Supportive care in cancer, 2(6), 1994, pp. 400-402
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Oncology,Rehabilitation,"Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
Supportive care in cancer → ACNP
ISSN journal
09414355
Volume
2
Issue
6
Year of publication
1994
Pages
400 - 402
Database
ISI
SICI code
0941-4355(1994)2:6<400:FNICIK>2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
A sample of 100 consecutive febrile neutropenic episodes in cancer pat ients in Kuwait was studied. Acute leukaemias (44%) and lymphomas (29% ) were the most frequent underlying cancers; 21 bacteraemias (gram-pos itive 10, gram-negative 9, polymicrobial 2) were encountered. Staphylo coccous epidermidis and Escherichia coli were the commonest organisms. Urinary tract infection occurred in 30% of the microbiologically docu mented cases. A total of 84 episodes responded to therapy and 9 of the 14 deaths were secondary to infection.