Research Article
Clinical and Microbiological Profile of Pathogens in Febrile Neutropenia in Hematological Malignancies: A Single Center Prospective Analysis
Table 1
Baseline characteristics (
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| Baseline characteristics | | % |
| Age, years | mean | 28.57 | Median | 20 | Range | 3–81 |
| Gender | Male | 173 | 76.5 | Female | 53 | 23.5 |
| Signs and symptoms | Fever | 158 | 69.91 | GI symptoms | 73 | 32.3 | Generalized weakness | 69 | 30.5 | Vertigo | 3 | 1.3 | Bleeding | 38 | 16.81 | Infection | 3 | 1.32 | Respiratory symptoms | 31 | 27.43 | Splenomegaly | 16 | 7.1 | Hepatomegaly | 15 | 6.6 |
| Clinical parameters at presentation | HB, [g/dL, mean ± SD] | 9.30 ± 1.96 | Range | 2.6–14 | Mean platelet counts | 56 ± 81.5 | Range | 0–452 | ANC, [mean ± SD] | 0.96 ± 1.79 |
| Hematological disorders documented | ALL | 91 | 41.3% | AML/MDS | 50 | 22.1% | Aplastic anemia | 32 | 14.2% | Lymphoma | 19 | 8.4% | CML | 13 | 5.8% | APML | 11 | 4.7% | Others | 10 | 4.42% |
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