title: Screening of bloodborne pathogens and antimicrobial susceptibility testing among cancer patients.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To screen bloodborne pathogens and test for antimicrobial susceptibility among patients with different types of cancer.
  
  
  METHODS
  Fifty volunteers undergoing chemotherapy in Madurai, Tamilnadu (14 males and 36 females) provided blood samples with consent for identification of pathogens by streaking on different selective and differential media. The antibiotic sensitivity for the entire isolates were tested by the Kirby-Bauer method.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Pseudomonas aeruginosa was found to be present in more samples than Proteus mirabilis, Staphylococcus aureus, and E.coli. Percentage sensitivities of blood pathogens to selected antibiotics were found to be: Amikacin 61%, Gentamicin 68%, Co-Trimoxole 31%, and Cefepime 42.8%.
authors.affiliation: Department of Immunology and Microbilogy, The American College, BioSciences Research Institute, Shanthi colony, Anna Nagar, Tamilnadu, India. andrewpradeep@rediffmail.com
authors.forename: Andrew M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Pradeep
authors.forename: Uma
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Mageswari
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Muthumariappan
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D017848:Blood-Borne Pathogens / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents