Bacterial isolates from neutropenic febrile pediatric patients and their sensitivity patterns to antibiotics

Faizah N. Bhatti*, Ikram A. Burney, M. Imran Moid, Tariq Siddiqui

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نتاج البحث: المساهمة في مجلةArticleمراجعة النظراء

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ملخص

Patients on cytotoxic therapy often develop neutropenia and fever. Our interest was to identify the common pathogens isolated from such patients and to study the sensitivity patterns of these organisms to the antibiotics used in their treatment. Thus, guidelines can be established by hospitals to identify which antibiotics can be used in the treatment of these patients when the results of cultures and sensitivities are not available. We conducted a retrospective study of neutropenic pediatrics presenting to AKUH from July, 1990 to June, 1996. A total of 153 isolates in 35 different patients were studied. Samples for culture were taken from the sites at risk. The majority of samples consisted of blood, stool, pus and urine. Twenty stool samples were also sent for microscopy. Malignancies were both hematological and non-hematological. Gram negatives were isolated in 52.9%, gram positives in 33.9% and parasites in 13.2%. Salmonella paratyphi B was the most commonly isolated organism, followed by Pseudomonas aeroginosa, Giardia lamblia was the most common parasite. Sensitivity patterns of these organisms to antibiotics studied showed that Escheria coli had the lowest sensitivity rate being only 40% sensitive to Aztreonam and 64% sensitive to Ofloxacillin. A comparison was made between our findings and those reported in literature, as well as the risk factors for developing neutropenia. A guide to management is also discussed.

اللغة الأصليةEnglish
الصفحات (من إلى)287-290
عدد الصفحات4
دوريةJournal of the Pakistan Medical Association
مستوى الصوت48
رقم الإصدار9
حالة النشرPublished - سبتمبر 1998
منشور خارجيًانعم

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