TY - JOUR
T1 - Infections in haematological malignancies
T2 - An autopsy study of 72 cases
AU - Srivastava, Vivi M.
AU - Krishnaswami, Hemalatha
AU - Srivastava, Alok
AU - Dennison, David
AU - Chandy, Mammen
PY - 1996
Y1 - 1996
N2 - Autopsy material from 72 patients with haematological malignancies treated in India was reviewed. Thirty-seven patients (51%) had documented infections; 20 (27%) had bacterial infections, 14 of which were Gram-negative organisms (Pseudomonas species in 10); tuberculosis was present in 2 patients (2.7%). Twenty-one patients (29%) had systemic fungal infections; invasive pulmonary aspergillosis and gastrointestinal candidiasis were present in 10 patients each. Only 3 patients (4%) had viral infection, all of which were due to cytomegalovirus. Eleven patients (15%) had polymicrobial infections. No patient had any parasitic infection. Systemic fungal infections due to Aspergillus and Candida predominated, while Gram-negative bacterial infections were also common.
AB - Autopsy material from 72 patients with haematological malignancies treated in India was reviewed. Thirty-seven patients (51%) had documented infections; 20 (27%) had bacterial infections, 14 of which were Gram-negative organisms (Pseudomonas species in 10); tuberculosis was present in 2 patients (2.7%). Twenty-one patients (29%) had systemic fungal infections; invasive pulmonary aspergillosis and gastrointestinal candidiasis were present in 10 patients each. Only 3 patients (4%) had viral infection, all of which were due to cytomegalovirus. Eleven patients (15%) had polymicrobial infections. No patient had any parasitic infection. Systemic fungal infections due to Aspergillus and Candida predominated, while Gram-negative bacterial infections were also common.
KW - Aspergillus
KW - Candida
KW - Co-infection
KW - Gram-negative bacteria
KW - Haematological malignacy
KW - India
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U2 - 10.1016/S0035-9203(96)90524-6
DO - 10.1016/S0035-9203(96)90524-6
M3 - Article
C2 - 8882189
AN - SCOPUS:0029813646
SN - 0035-9203
VL - 90
SP - 406
EP - 408
JO - Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
JF - Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
IS - 4
ER -