Research Article
Predictors of Outcome and Severity in Adult Filipino Patients with Febrile Neutropenia
Table 3
Microbiologic profiles of febrile neutropenia cases.
| | Microbiologic parameter | Outcome frequency (%) | | Complicated group | Noncomplicated group |
| | Infection type | | | | MDI | 20 (34.5) | 12 (21.1) | | CDI | 36 (62.1) | 43 (75.4) | | FUO | 2 (3.4) | 2 (3.5) | | Site of infection | | | | Oral cavity | 2 (3.4) | 15 (26.3) | | Respiratory tract | 33 (56.9) | 25 (43.9) | | GI tract/intra-abdominal | 4 (6.9) | 2 (3.5) | | Genitourinary tract | 13 (22.4) | 6 (10.5) | | Skin and soft tissue | 4 (6.9) | 6 (10.5) | | Unknown | 1 (1.7) | 0 | | Others | 1 (1.7) | 3 (5.6) | | Bacteremia | | | | Yes | 7 (12.1) | 8 (14) | | No | 51 (87.9) | 49 (86) | | Isolated organism | | | Gram positive bacteria,
non-MDRO | 3 (12) | 0 | Gram positive bacteria,
MDRO | 3 (12) | 1 (6.7) | Gram negative bacteria,
non-MDRO | 8 (32) | 4 (26.7) | Gram negative bacteria,
MDRO | 7 (28) | 4 (26.7) | | Fungus | 4 (16) | 4 (26.7) | | TB | 0 | 2 (13.3) | | Antibiotic use | | | | Complete | 21 (36.2) | 39 (68.4) | | Incomplete | 37 (64.8) | 18 (31.2) |
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MDRO: multi-drug-resistant organism.
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