Research Article

The Pattern of Microorganisms and Drug Susceptibility in Pediatric Oncologic Patients with Febrile Neutropenia

Table 5

Summary of febrile neutropenic episodes with polymicrobial infections.

No.Isolated sites/specimenMicroorganism

1Blood cultureEscherichia coli
Urine cultureProteus spp.
WoundHerpes virus

2Pus cultureCoagulase-negative Staphylococcus, Enterococcus faecalis, and Corynebacterium spp.
3Pus cultureAcinetobacter baumannii and Enterococcus spp.
4Blood cultureEscherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa
5Blood cultureEscherichia coli, Bacillus spp., and Acinetobacter baumannii
6Blood cultureKlebsiella pneumoniae
Tip cultureCandida parapsilosis

7WoundHerpes simplex virus
Dengue feverā€‰

8Blood cultureKlebsiella pneumoniae and Streptococcus bovis
9Blood cultureCoagulase-negative Staphylococcus and Staphylococcus aureus
10Blood cultureBacillus spp. and Klebsiella pneumoniae
11Blood cultureCoagulase-negative Staphylococcus and Candida parapsilosis
12Urine cultureCandida spp.
Tracheal suction culturePseudomonas aeruginosa

13Urine culturePseudomonas aeruginosa
Nasal swabInfluenza

14Urine culturePseudomonas aeruginosa
Nasal swabRespiratory syncytial virus

15Blood cultureMoraxella spp.
Urine cultureEscherichia coli

16Urine cultureEscherichia coli
Nasal swabRespiratory syncytial virus

17Nasal swabRespiratory syncytial virus and entero/rhinovirus
18Blood cultureEscherichia coli
Urine cultureCandida tropicalis

19Blood cultureEscherichia coli
Urine cultureKlebsiella pneumoniae