Etiology of febrile episodes in children with acute lymphocytic leukaemia.
In 53 children (aged 5 months to 11 yr) with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, 68 febrile episodes were investigated for determining the etiology. Microbial organisms were isolated in 33 episodes. Bacteraemia was seen in 24 patients and in three of them Clostridium species were isolated. Escherichia coli was the commonest isolate and was seen in 11 (18.6%) febrile episodes. Other common organisms isolated were Staphylococcus aureus in nine (15.2%), and Klebsiella pneumoniae and coagulase negative Staph. in 6 (10.2%) episodes each. Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobactor were isolated in 5 (8.5%) episodes each.
Choudhry
V P
VP
Department of Hematology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.
Tokuhochishi
L
L
Gupta
U
U
Arya
L S
LS
Rath
G K
GK
D016470:Bacteremia / Q000150:complications*; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000150:complications*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005334:Fever / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D054198:Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000150:complications*