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Table 2 Site of Infections and Pathogen in Aplastic Anemia Patients

From: Infections in patients with aplastic Anemia in Chiang Mai University

Site of Infections Blood-Stream Pulmonary GI Tract GU Tract UR Tract Musculo-skeletal Other Organs Febrile Neutro-penia Total Infections in 31 IEs*
Bacteria
Acinetobacter baumannii
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Bacillus cereus
Bacillus spp.
Klebsiella pneumonia ESBL
Coagulase-negative Staphylococcus
Enterococcus fecalis
Enterococcus faecium
10
3
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
3
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
17/47 (36.1%)
4
3
3
1
2
1
1
2
Fungi
Aspergillus spp.
1
1
4
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5/47 (10.6%)
5
Parasite
Strongyloides stercoralis
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1 (2.1%)
1
Culture-Negative 0 0 3 2 4 3 6 6 24 (51.1%)
Total (%) 11
(23.4%)
7
(14.9%)
6
(12.7%)
4
(8.5%)
4
(8.5%)
3
(6.4%)
6
(12.7%)
6 (12.7%) 47
(100%)
  1. GI gastrointestinal, GU genitourinary, UR upper respiratory, IEs infectious episodes, ESBL extended spectrum beta-lactamase