Table 1.
Etiological diagnoses most frequently reported in studies of patients with cancer and hypoxemic respiratory failure
| Study | Infectious diagnosis | Noninfectious diagnosis | Without diagnosis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azoulay et al.(4)* | Total 69.1% | Total 15.9% * | 20.3% |
| Bacteria 41.6% | Tumor infiltration 8.8% | ||
| Virus 6.2% | Cardiogenic edema 6.2% | ||
| Yeast 12.4% | Organizing pneumonia 0.9% | ||
| Pneumocystis 8.0% | |||
| Toxoplasmosis 0.9% | |||
| Wohlfarth et al.(35)† | Total 71% | 29% | |
| Bacteria 11.5% | |||
| Virus 16.7% | |||
| Yeast 17.9% | |||
| Polymicrobial 12.8% | |||
| Others 12.1 % | |||
| Yoo et al.(36) | Total 64% | Total 23% | 13% |
| Bacteria 29% | Tumor infiltration 6% | ||
| Virus 18% | Pneumonitis by drug 6% | ||
| Yeast 9% | Cardiogenic edema 5% | ||
| Pneumocystis 7% | Alveolar hemorrhage 4% | ||
| Tuberculosis 1% | Others 2% |