Table 4.
Culture results among patients with febrile neutropenia treated in the Northwest Ethiopia oncology centers (n = 73 positive samples)
| Microorganisms | Specific microorganism | Source of the specimen | Total n (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blood (n = 37) | Urine (n = 19) | Sputum (n = 10) | Swab (n = 7) | |||
| Gram-negative bacteria (n = 29/163 samples; 17.8%) | Klebsiella pneumoniae | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 (9.8) |
| Escherichia coli | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 (7.4) | |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0.6) | |
| Gram-positive bacteria (n = 41/163 samples; 25.2%) | Staphylococcus aureus CoN | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 20 (12.3) |
| Staphylococcus aureus | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 (10.5) | |
| Streptococcus species | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 (1.2) | |
| Enterococcus species | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 (1.2) | |
| Fungi (n = 3/163 samples; 1.8%) | Aspergillosis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 (1.2) |
| Candida | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 (0.6) | |
CoN Coagulase-negative