Infections of febrile neutropenic patients in malignant hematological diseases (second study period)

Sixty-one febrile episodes among 27 neutropenic patients with malignant hematological diseases were studied during a study period between 1998 and 2001. The results were compared with the previous 3-year period. The main differences in treatment were that we did not use ciprofloxacin prophylaxis rou...

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Published in:Military medicine 2005-08, Vol.170 (8), p.653-657
Main Authors: Rókusz, László, László, Liptay
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antibiotic Prophylaxis
Antibiotics
Antineoplastic Agents - adverse effects
Bacteremia - microbiology
Bacterial infections
Bacterial Infections - drug therapy
Bacterial Infections - microbiology
Chemotherapy
Ciprofloxacin - therapeutic use
Disease prevention
Female
Fever - drug therapy
Fever - etiology
Fever - microbiology
Gram-Positive Bacteria - isolation & purification
Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor - therapeutic use
Granulocytes
Hematologic Neoplasms - complications
Hematologic Neoplasms - drug therapy
Hematology
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Mycoses - drug therapy
Mycoses - microbiology
Neutropenia
Neutropenia - drug therapy
Neutropenia - etiology
Neutropenia - microbiology
Neutrophils
Patients
Respiratory Tract Infections - drug therapy
Respiratory Tract Infections - microbiology
Retrospective Studies
Severity of Illness Index
Staphylococcus infections
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Summary:Sixty-one febrile episodes among 27 neutropenic patients with malignant hematological diseases were studied during a study period between 1998 and 2001. The results were compared with the previous 3-year period. The main differences in treatment were that we did not use ciprofloxacin prophylaxis routinely and we added granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor to the antimicrobial treatment regimen. The clinical and microbiological spectra of diseases shifted toward Gram-positive bacteremia and lower respiratory infections. The number and rate of infections and the mortality rate did not change significantly.
ISSN:0026-4075
1930-613X
DOI:10.7205/MILMED.170.8.653