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Isolation of Pathogenic Bacteria and Their Antibiotic Sensitivity Profiles in Hospitalized Febrile Neutropenic Children with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia
Author Affiliations
Bangladesh Medical University, Chattagram Maa-O-Shishu Hospital Medical College, Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College, Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology, ...
Published InHaematology Journal of Bangladesh
Year2020
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Abstract
Background: Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the commonest malignancies in childhood. Common obstacle in the treatment of ALL is febrile neutropenia and its complications. Objectives: To identify bacteria causing infection, their isolation rate and antibacterial sensitivity pattern in hospitalized febrile neutropenic children with ALL in different cycle of chemotherapy. Methodology: This observational study conducted in 2014 - 2015 in the department of paediatric haematology and oncology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), Dhaka Bangladesh. Sixty febrile neutropenic episodes from 52 diagnosed cases of ALL aged 0 to18 years were included. Complete blood count, blood culture, urine microscopy and culture, serum alanine aminotransferase, serum creatinine were done in every patient. X-ray chest, stool microscopy and culture, pus, wound, throat and aural…
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