Table 2.
Incidence of proven bacterial or viral infections.
| Type of infection | Age 0–1 year n = 40 |
Age 2–4 years n = 91 |
Age ≥ 5 years n = 145 |
| Viral infection | 2 (5%) | 6 (7%) | 7 (5%) |
| Bacterial infection | 9 (23%) | 17 (19%) | 18 (12%) |
| Cultures negative | 29 (73%) | 68 (75%) | 120 (83%) |
The table shows the number of proven bacterial or viral infections diagnosed on cultures done within 48 hours of admission during 276 admissions for FN in pediatric oncology patients.
n = number of episodes of FN in this age range