Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with febrile neutropenia
Variable | n (%) |
|---|---|
Age (years), mean ± SD | 40.2 ± 16 |
Sex | |
Male | 98 (65.3) |
Female | 52 (34.7) |
Presence of CVC | |
Yes | 47 (31.3) |
No | 103 (68.7) |
Comorbidities | |
Diabetes mellitus | 21 (14) |
Hypertension | 15 (10) |
COPD | 4 (2.6) |
Ischemic heart disease | 8 (5.3) |
Osteoarthritis | 1 (0.7) |
Depression | 1 (0.7) |
Hepatitis B | 5 (3.3) |
PCOS | 1 (0.7) |
CHF | 1 (0.7) |
Epilepsy | 1 (0.7) |
Atrial fibrillation | 1 (1.3) |
Other arrythmias | 2 (1.3) |
Thrombophilia | 1 (0.7) |
Hypothyroidism | 1 (0.7) |
Ulcerative colitis | 1 (0.7) |
Liver cirrhosis | 1 (0.7) |
Primary sclerosing cholangitis | 1 (0.7) |
Focus of fever | |
None identified | 108 (72) |
BSI | 7 (4.6) |
Cellulitis | 6 (4) |
Osteomyelitis | 1 (0.7) |
Colitis | 12 (8) |
Pneumonia | 8 (5.3) |
Bronchitis | 1 (0.7) |
Meningoencephalitis | 1 (0.7) |
Buccal ulcer | 1 (0.7) |
Perianal abscess | 2 (1.3) |
Mucositis | 1 (0.7) |
Jaw infection | 1 (0.7) |
Intraabdominal infection | 1 (0.7) |
Duration of fever (days), median and IQR | 2 (1–4) |
Duration of neutropenia (days), median and IQR | 7 (4–14) |
Culture positive | |
Yes | 49 (32.7) |
No | 101 (67.3) |
Polymicrobial infection (among positive cultures) | |
Yes | 13 (26.5) |
No | 34 (73.5) |