Table 2 Clinical characteristics of 88 episodes of non-typhoidal Salmonella infection
From: Clinical presentation and outcomes of non-typhoidal Salmonella infections in patients with cancer
Clinical characteristics | N (%) |
|---|---|
Host Factors | |
Neutropenia in previous 30 days | 11 (13) |
Neutropenia during infection | 22 (25) |
Lymphopenia in previous 30 days | 25 (28) |
Lymphopenia during infection | 46 (52) |
Medications within 30 days of infection | |
Gastric acid suppression | 49 (56) |
Corticosteroids | 43 (49) |
Active chemotherapy | 58 (66) |
Antibiotics | 35 (40) |
Clinical presentation | |
Fever | 51 (58) |
Diarrhea | 48 (55) |
Nausea/vomiting | 40 (45) |
Abdominal pain | 37 (42) |
Urinary symptoms | 9 (10) |
Sepsis syndrome | |
Sepsis | 32 (36) |
Severe sepsis | 24 (27) |
Septic shock | 5 (6) |
Outcomes | |
Hospital admission | 64 (73) |
Intensive Care Unit admission | 11 (13) |
Mechanical ventilation | 3 (3) |
All-cause mortality at day 30 | 7 (8) |