Research Article
Bacterial Infection among Cancer Patients: Analysis of Isolates and Antibiotic Sensitivity Pattern
Table 1
Types of infection in patients with solid tumors and haematological malignancies.
| | Types of Infection | No. of infections (%) | | In patients with solid tumours (N = 83) | In patients with haematological malignancies (N = 57) | Patients with infection (N = 140) |
| | Bloodstream | 27 (32.53%) | 19 (33.33%) | 46 (32.8%) | | Respiratory tract | 29 (34.93%) | 11 (19.2%) | 40 (28.57%) | | Urinary tract | 16 (19.2%) | 6 (10.5%) | 22 (15.71%) | | Skin and soft tissue | 4 (9.3%) | 13 (22.8%) | 17 (12.14%) | | Others (PUO, GI) | 7 (8.4%) | 8 (14%) | 15 (10.71%) |
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