Table 1. Distribution of the 435 bloodstream episodes according to hospital services and underlying diseases.
| Services | Episodes | (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Non-surgical | 360 | 82.8 |
| Hematology | 141 | 32.4 |
| Oncology | 80 | 18.4 |
| Pediatric | 63 | 14.5 |
| BMT | 63 | 14.5 |
| Radiotherapy | 13 | 3.0 |
| Surgical | 75 | 17.2 |
| Abdominal | 30 | 6.9 |
| Head and neck | 12 | 2.8 |
| Genitourinary | 10 | 2.3 |
| Central nervous system | 09 | 2.1 |
| Others * | ||
| Underlying diseases | ||
| Solid tumors | 194 | 44.6 |
| Disseminated | 81 | 41.8 |
| Local disease | 113 | 58.2 |
| Hematology diseases | 241 | 55.4 |
| Non-Hodgkin lymphoma | 66 | 27.4 |
| Acute myeloid leukemia | 60 | 24.9 |
| Acute lymphocytic leukemia | 32 | 13.3 |
| Hodgkin disease | 20 | 8.3 |
| Chronic myeloid leukemia | 19 | 7.8 |
| Myelodysplastic syndrome | 15 | 6.2 |
| Multiple myeloma | 12 | 4.9 |
| Aplastic anemia (post-BMT) | 09 | 3.7 |
| Chronic lymphocytic leukemia | 07 | 2.9 |
| Fanconi's anemia (post-BMT) | 01 | 0.4 |
BMT: Bone marrow transplantation
*
Chest: n = 5 (1.1%); Gynecology: n = 5 (1.1%); Bone and skin/soft tissue: n = 2 (0.5%); Breast: n = 2 (0.5%).