TABLE 1.
Characteristics of studied patients
| Characteristic | No. of patients with indicated characteristic (%)a |
|---|---|
| Total no. of patients | 69 |
| Sex | |
| Females | 34 (49) |
| Males | 35 (51) |
| Age | 46 (3-85) |
| Stem cell transplantation | 28 (41) |
| Allogeneic | 20 (71) |
| Autologous | 8 (29) |
| Underlying diseaseb | |
| AML | 24 (35) |
| ALL | 17 (25) |
| MDS | 6 (9) |
| CML | 4 (6) |
| NHL | 4 (6) |
| Other | 14 (20) |
| Antibiotic treatment | |
| Amoxicillin | 19 (27) |
| Amoxicillin-clavulanic acid | 15 (22) |
| Piperacillin-tazobactam | 35 (51) |
a
For age, the mean age in years is shown, with the range given in parentheses. For all other data, percentages are specific to the total number of patients within that characteristic category. The percentage of patients with stem cell transplantation relative to the total number of patients is also shown.
b
AML, myeloid or nonlymphoblastic leukemia; ALL, acute lymphoblastic leukemia; MDS, myelodysplastic syndrome; CML, chronic myeloblastic leukemia; NHL, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.