TY - JOUR ID - TI - Bacteriological Diagnosis of Febrile Neutropenia in Oncology Teaching Hospital AU - Azher S. Al-Zubaidy*, Salam Salah Jumaah**, Qasim Razaq Radhi*** PY - 2019 VL - 18 IS - 1 SP - 37 EP - 42 JO - Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal المجلة العراقية للاختصاصات الطبية SN - 83601608 98932708 AB - ABSTRACT:BACK GROUND:Fever may be the only indication of a severe infection, it occurs in about (10 -50%) of patientswith solid malignancy during chemotherapy-induced neutropenia.OBJECTIVE:To determine the common pathogens causing febrile neutropenia and their susceptibility toantibiotics in patients with solid malignancies in oncology teaching hospital.PATIENTS AND METHODS:50 patients with solid malignancy were enrolled in this cross sectional study. Blood culture andsensitivity test were investigated for them. Other sample cultures were investigated according tosystem involvement.RESULTS:Blood culture was positive in 18% of patients. Gram negative bacteria were predominant(81.81%). Among which E.coli being the most common (33.33%). E.coli was the isolate in theonly 2 (4%) positive Urine culture.The most frequently effective antibiotic for Gram negative infections was Amikacin followed byImipenem compared to Ciprofloxacin, Tetracycline and Aztreonam for Gram positive ones.CONCLUSION:Gram negative bacteria were the most bacteria isolated in the studied patients.

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