Bacteremia and candidemia in hematological malignancies: microbiological findings and antibiotic susceptibilities

TY - JOUR

T1 - Bacteremia and candidemia in hematological malignancies

T2 - microbiological findings and antibiotic susceptibilities

AU - Bruun, B

AU - Bangsborg, Jette Marie

AU - Hovgaard, D

AU - Skinhøj, P

PY - 1988

Y1 - 1988

N2 - The microorganisms isolated in 1981-1985 from 171 cases of septicemia in patients with hematological malignancies were on the whole the same as those found in 1970-1972. The distribution between species was also quite similar for the two periods except within staphylococci, where the isolation rate of coagulase-negative staphylococci was higher in the latter period while that of Staphylococcus aureus was lower. Of 67 strains of Enterobacteriaceae tested for an aminoglycoside, 6% were found to be resistant, whereas 8% of 48 Enterobacteriaceae strains were found to be cefotaxime resistant. Methicillin- or aminoglycoside resistant S. aureus did not occur.

AB - The microorganisms isolated in 1981-1985 from 171 cases of septicemia in patients with hematological malignancies were on the whole the same as those found in 1970-1972. The distribution between species was also quite similar for the two periods except within staphylococci, where the isolation rate of coagulase-negative staphylococci was higher in the latter period while that of Staphylococcus aureus was lower. Of 67 strains of Enterobacteriaceae tested for an aminoglycoside, 6% were found to be resistant, whereas 8% of 48 Enterobacteriaceae strains were found to be cefotaxime resistant. Methicillin- or aminoglycoside resistant S. aureus did not occur.

KW - Candidiasis

KW - Drug Resistance, Microbial

KW - Humans

KW - Leukemia

KW - Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin

KW - Opportunistic Infections

KW - Sepsis

M3 - Journal article

C2 - 3222667

SN - 0036-5548

VL - 20

SP - 503

EP - 509

JO - Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

JF - Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

IS - 5

ER -