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| rdf:type | |
| lifeskim:mentions | |
| pubmed:issue |
2
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| pubmed:dateCreated |
1979-5-16
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| pubmed:abstractText |
Because of the persistently high mortality from sepsis in cancer patients, a retrospective study was designed to identify the causative organisms and to determine the factors affecting the outcome of sepsis. A total of 84 episodes of septicemia in 61 children with cancer were studied. The more frequently isolated organisms were: Staphylococcus aureus (21.4%); Escherichia coli (18%); Klebsiella (7.1%); Pseudomonas (6%); and Bacteroides fragilis (6%). Other isolates included Proteus, Serratia, Acinetobacter, hemolytic Streptococcus, and Bacillus cereus. In 10.7% of septic episodes, mixed bacterial infections were documented. Twenty-four (28.6%) resulted in death; in 13 (54%) death occurred within 24 hours after admission. The fatality rate was high in cases associated with absolute polymorphonuclear leukocyte counts of less than 100/cu mm, in neoplastic relapse, and when infection with gram-negative, anaerobic and mixed bacterial flora occurred.
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| pubmed:language |
eng
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| pubmed:journal | |
| pubmed:citationSubset |
AIM
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| pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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| pubmed:month |
Feb
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| pubmed:issn |
0038-4348
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| pubmed:author | |
| pubmed:issnType |
Print
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| pubmed:volume |
72
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| pubmed:owner |
NLM
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| pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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| pubmed:pagination |
132-5
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| pubmed:dateRevised |
2006-11-15
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| pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:371000-Child,
pubmed-meshheading:371000-Escherichia coli Infections,
pubmed-meshheading:371000-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:371000-Leukemia,
pubmed-meshheading:371000-Neoplasms,
pubmed-meshheading:371000-Oklahoma,
pubmed-meshheading:371000-Retrospective Studies,
pubmed-meshheading:371000-Sepsis,
pubmed-meshheading:371000-Staphylococcal Infections
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| pubmed:year |
1979
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| pubmed:articleTitle |
Septicemia in children with cancer.
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| pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article
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