Research Article
The Pattern of Microorganisms and Drug Susceptibility in Pediatric Oncologic Patients with Febrile Neutropenia
Table 4
Causative microorganisms from 214 clinical specimens.
| | Microorganisms | No. | % |
| | Gram-negative bacteria | | | | Escherichia coli | 104 | 48.6 | | Escherichia coli | 38 | 17.8 | | Klebsiella pneumoniae | 19 | 8.9 | | Acinetobacter baumannii | 14 | 6.5 | | Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 12 | 5.6 | | Salmonella | 5 | 2.3 | | Enterobacter spp. | 4 | 1.9 | | Proteus spp. | 3 | 1.4 | | Aeromonas spp. | 2 | 0.9 | | Other | 7 | 3.3 | | Gram-positive bacteria | 50 | 23.4 | | Coagulase-negative Staphylococci | 12 | 5.6 | | Staphylococcus aureus | 10 | 4.7 | | Enterococcus faecalis | 5 | 2.3 | | Bacillus spp. | 5 | 2.3 | | Viridans streptococci | 4 | 1.9 | | Corynebacterium spp. | 4 | 1.9 | | Streptococcus mitis | 3 | 1.4 | | Enterococcus faecium | 2 | 0.9 | | Enterococcus gallinarum | 2 | 0.9 | | Others | 3 | 1.4 | | Virus | 32 | 15 | | Influenza | 8 | 3.7 | | Parainfluenza | 6 | 2.8 | | Respiratory syncytial virus | 5 | 2.3 | | Herpes virus | 5 | 2.3 | | Varicella virus | 4 | 1.9 | | Entero/rhinovirus | 1 | 0.5 | | Human metapneumovirus | 1 | 0.5 | | Dengue virus | 1 | 0.5 | | Rotavirus | 1 | 0.5 | | Fungus | | | | Aspergillus spp. | 27 | 12.6 | | Candida spp. | 12 | 5.6 | | Yeast cell | 12 | 5.6 | | Pneumocystis jirovecii | 2 | 0.9 | | Mycobacterium tuberculosis | 1 | 0.5 |
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Acinetobacter lwoffii, Burkhoderia cepacia, Campylobacter jejuni, Klebsiella ozaenae, Pseudomonas putida, Stenotrophomonas maltophilia, Moraxella spp. Streptococcus bovis, Streptococcus constellatus, and Micrococcus spp. |