Bacterial bloodstream infections and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern in pediatric hematology/oncology patients after anticancer chemotherapy

Abstract

Bacterial bloodstream infections and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern in pediatric hematology/oncology patients after anticancer chemotherapy Naima A Al-Mulla,1,2 Saad J Taj-Aldeen,3 Sittana El Shafie,4 Mohammed Janahi,2,5 Abdullah A Al-Nasser,1 Prem Chandra,6 1Hematology/Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar; 2Weill-Cornel Medical College, Ar-Rayyan, Qatar; 3Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Hamad Medical Corporation, 4Department of Laboratory Medicine and Infection Control, Aspetar Hospital, 5Infectious Disease division, Department of Pediatrics, 6Medical Research Center, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar Purpose: Bloodstream infections in pediatric hematology and oncology represent a major problem worldwide, but this has not been studied in Qatar. In this study, we investigated the burden of infection and the resistance pattern in the bacterial etiology, in the only tertiary pediatric hematology and oncology center in Qatar. Methods: All pediatric cancer patients