Table 2.
Reasons for clinical consultations (N = 481)
| Reason for consultation | Patients n (%) |
|---|---|
| Diagnosis and management | 474 (98.5) |
| Fever or elevated inflammatory markers of unknown origin | 125 (26.0) |
| Positive blood culture | 84 (17.5) |
| Established infection | 77 (16.0) |
| Respiratory infection | 63 (13.1) |
| Critical condition | 18 (3.7) |
| Febrile neutropenia | 10 (2.1) |
| Lymphadenopathy | 8 (1.7) |
| Opportunistic infection or multidrug-resistant infection | 4 (0.8) |
| Infection unresponsive to broad-spectrum antibiotics | 4 (0.8) |
| Diarrhea | 2 (0.4) |
| Other | 76 (15.8) |
| Surgical antimicrobial chemoprophylaxis | 7 (1.5) |