Microorganisms isolated from blood cultures of febrile neutropenic patients in İbn-i Sina Hospital
Turkish Journal of Haematology, cilt.20, sa.4, ss.227-231, 2003 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 20 Sayı: 4
- Basım Tarihi: 2003
- Dergi Adı: Turkish Journal of Haematology
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.227-231
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Bacteremia, Febrile neutropenia, Gram-negative rod, Nonfermentative, Stenotrophomonas maltophilia
- Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Patients with profound neutropenia have increased risk of septicemia associated with significant morbidity. To provide the appropriate broad-spectrum antimicrobial cover, documentation of causative agents and their antimicrobial susceptibilities should be established in each hospital. During 2001 in Ibn-i Sina Hospital Hematology unit, among 125 isolates from blood cultures of febrile neutropenic patients, gram-negative bacteria was prevalent (56.8%). Among the gram-positives (34.4% of isolates) coagulase-negative staphylococci (CNS) were the predominant bacteria (15/43) followed by Staphylococcus aureus (12/43). Eschericria coli (23/71) and Klebsiella spp. (15/71) were the most common species among 71 gram-negative bacteria. Non-fermentative gram-negative bacilli were 21.6% of the isolates. Increase in the isolation rate of Acinetobacter baumannii (7 strains) and Stenotrophomonas maltophilia (6 strains) was noticed.