title: The frequency, characteristics and outcome of infections in patients with acute nonlymphoblastic leukemias.
abstract: A retrospective study was conducted in 91 patients treated at the Clinic of Hematology in Novi Sad in the period January 1, 1994,-November 15, 1997. The frequency, types, characteristics and outcome of infections were examined. The causative microorganism was determined in 65% of 133 febrile episodes, in 55% Gram-negative bacteria, 39% Gram-positive bacteria and in 6% fungi. Gram-negative bacteria were causative microorganisms in 80% of pneumonia. 77% of skin infections and 93% of urinary infections. Gram-positive bacteria were causative microorganisms in 53% of sepsis, Gram-negative in 41% of sepsis and Candida in 6%. The significant resistance to antibiotics was present in 47% of Gram-negative sepsis (causative microorganisms were Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter species) and in 18% of Gram-positive sepsis (susceptibility to imipenem only in Gram-negative sepsis and susceptibility to vankomycin in Gram-positive sepsis). Infections were the cause of death in 62.8% of patients.
authors.affiliation: Medicinski fakultet, Klinicki centar Novi Sad.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Savić
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pejin
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Stefanović
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Popović
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D006801:Humans; D007239:Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000150:complications*; D012189:Retrospective Studies
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents