Open AccessPrevalence and risk factors of Gram-negative bacilli causing blood stream infection in patients with malignancy
Author(s) -
Fawzia E. Al-Otaibi,
Elham E. Bukhari,
Mona A. Badr,
Abdulkarim A. Alrabiaa
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
saudi medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.437
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1658-3175
pISSN - 0379-5284
DOI - 10.15537/smj.2016.9.14211
Subject(s) - medicine , bacteremia , acinetobacter baumannii , mortality rate , acinetobacter , malignancy , imipenem , leukemia , pneumonia , epidemiology , pseudomonas aeruginosa , surgery , gastroenterology , antibiotic resistance , microbiology and biotechnology , antibiotics , bacteria , genetics , biology
To evaluate the epidemiology, risk factors, and antibiotic resistance of Gram negative bacteria (GNB) in patients with hematologic or solid organ malignancies.