Clinical and Microbiological Profile of Pathogens in Febrile Neutropenia in Hematological Malignancies: A Single Center Prospective Analysis

Table 1

Baseline characteristics ().

Baseline characteristics		%
Age, years
mean	28.57
Median	20
Range	3–81
Gender
Male	173	76.5
Female	53	23.5
Signs and symptoms
Fever	158	69.91
GI symptoms	73	32.3
Generalized weakness	69	30.5
Vertigo	3	1.3
Bleeding	38	16.81
Infection	3	1.32
Respiratory symptoms	31	27.43
Splenomegaly	16	7.1
Hepatomegaly	15	6.6
Clinical parameters at presentation
HB, [g/dL, mean ± SD]	9.30 ± 1.96
Range	2.6–14
Mean platelet counts	56 ± 81.5
Range	0–452
ANC, [mean ± SD]	0.96 ± 1.79
Hematological disorders documented
ALL	91	41.3%
AML/MDS	50	22.1%
Aplastic anemia	32	14.2%
Lymphoma	19	8.4%
CML	13	5.8%
APML	11	4.7%
Others	10	4.42%