Wednesday, 5 April 2023

Assessment of Microbial Etiology of Febrile Neutropenia | Chapter 20 | Research Developments in Medicine and Medical Science Vol. 7

 Bacterial and fungal contaminations are a leading cause of melancholy and mortality in neutropenic patients. The practical antimicrobial regimen is preferred based on the susceptibleness pattern of locally prevalent pathogens. Blood and added clinical samples from 64 febrile neutropenic sufferers with clinical infection of blood have been treated to ascertain the bacterial and fungal range and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern. A case-control study was used to identify risk determinants for developing infection of blood.A total of 68 organisms were cured. Fifteen (22.05%) were Gram-positive cocci with reign of methicillin Sensitive S. aureus (10.29%), 47 (69.11%) were Gramnegative rods with reign of Klebsiella pneumoniae (30.88%) and four were Non albicans Candida. 81% and 60% of Klebsiella and E. coli were ESBL producers. All variety of Candida were sensitive to amphoterecin B and voriconazole. The event and severity of neutropenia, chemotherapy, immunosuppressive analysis, altered mucosal hurdles, and the existence of main venous lines were all statistically significant risk factors for cultivating sepsis. Gram-negative microorganisms were the most accepted isolates. Amongst the fungal isolates, non-albicans candida spp. were predominant. The selection of remedy for neutropenic patients concede possibility be based on the local range of microbes as well as local and local resistance patterns.

Author(s) Details:

Swati Mudshingkar,
Department of Microbiology, PCMC’s PG Institute and YCM Hospital, Pimpri Pune, India.

Gita Natraj,
Department of Microbiology, Seth GSMC & KEMH, Mumbai, India.

Sujata Bavej,
Department of Microbiology, LTMC & sion Hospital, Mumbai, India.

Preeti Mehta,
Department of Microbiology, Seth GSMC & KEMH, Mumbai, India.

Farah Jijina,
Department of Hematology, Seth GSMC & KEMH, Mumbai, India.

Please see the link here: https://stm.bookpi.org/RDMMS-V7/article/view/10126

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