Febrile neutropenia in cancer patients in Kuwait: microbial spectrum and outcome.
A sample of 100 consecutive febrile neutropenic episodes in cancer patients in Kuwait was studied. Acute leukaemias (44%) and lymphomas (29%) were the most frequent underlying cancers; 21 bacteraemis (gram-positive 10, gram-negative 9, polymicrobial 2) were encountered. Staphylococcous epidermidis and Escherichia coli were the commonest organisms. Urinary tract infection occurred in 30% of the microbiologically documented cases. A total of 84 episodes responded to therapy and 9 of the 14 deaths were secondary to infection.
Kuwait Cancer Control Centre.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005334:Fever / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D006090:Gram-Negative Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006094:Gram-Positive Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D007730:Kuwait; D008232:Lymphoproliferative Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009503:Neutropenia / Q000209:etiology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents