Table 4 Organisms isolated from febrile neutropenic patients
Organism | n (%) |
|---|---|
Gram-positive bacteria | 34 (53.96) |
Enterococcus fecalis | 9 (14.3) |
Clostridioides difficile | 6 (9.5) |
Lactobacilli | 3 (4.8) |
Staphylococcus epidermidis | 2 (3.2) |
Streptococcus oralis | 2 (3.2) |
Corynebacteria | 2 (3.2) |
MRSA | 1 (1.6) |
MSSA | 1 (1.6) |
Staphylococcus haemolyticus | 1 (1.6) |
Staphylococcus cohnii | 1 (1.6) |
Staphylococcus capitis | 1 (1.6) |
Streptococcus agalactiae | 1 (1.6) |
Streptococcus gallolyticus | 1 (1.6) |
Streptococcus parasangunis | 1 (1.6) |
Micrococcus luteus | 1 (1.6) |
VRE | 1 (1.6) |
Gram-negative bacteria | 22 (34.92) |
Klebsiella pneumoniae | 5 (7.9) |
Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 4 (6.3) |
ESBL-E. coli | 3 (4.8) |
Acinetobacter baumannii | 3 (4.8) |
Non-ESBL E. coli | 2 (3.2) |
Neisseria sicca | 2 (3.2) |
Sphingomonas paucimobilis | 1 (1.6) |
Escherichia fergusonii | 1 (1.6) |
Pseudomonas stutzeri | 1 (1.6) |
Fungi | 2 (3.2) |
Candida tropicalis | 1 (1.6) |
Candida glabrata | 1 (1.6) |
Protozoa | 1 (1.6) |
Entamoeba histolytica | 1 (1.6) |
Viruses | 4 (6.3) |
Coronavirus | 4 (6.3) |
Total | 63 (100) |