NEUTROPENIC FEVER IN PATIENTS ADMITTED TO AL-MOUASAT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

Nizar Daher, Moustafa Othman, Omar Almkmel and Mhd. Nezar Alsharif*

ABSTRACT

Objective: This study aimed to study neutropenic fever in patients admitted to the Infectious disease department at AL-Mouasat University Hospital. Materials and Methods: This study is a retrospective cross-sectional study of the patients who reviewed the infections disease department at AL-Mouasat University Hospital with neutropenic fever. This study included 50 patients who reviewed between 13/11/2016 and 24/6/2018. Results: The mean age of participants was 27 years old. We had 52% female participants. We had 25 cases with ALL, 11 with AML, 1 with CLL and 5 cases with lymphoma. The mean hospitalization period was 9 days. We found 21 culture results were sterile (9 blood, 12 urine). Blood culture results had 3 cases (20%) of Klebsiella (Most common. Urine culture results were 2 (12.5%) Enterobacter (most common).49 patients (98% of all sample) were treated with dual antibiotics therapy. Conclusion: The mean age of participants was 27 years old. the mean hospitalization period was 9 days. Most culture results were sterile (9 blood, 12 urine). 49 patients (98% of all sample) were treated with dual antibiotics therapy.

Keywords: Enterobacter, Klebsiella, Neutropenic.