Table 2 Results of blood culture in cancer patients with FN
Blood culture | N (50) | % |
|---|---|---|
Negative | 23 | 46.0 |
Positive | 27 | 54.0 |
 Gram -ve | 15 | 55.5 |
 Gram + ve | 12 | 44.5 |
 Isolated organisms | N (27) |  |
Gram negative | ||
 Klebsiella pneumonia | 7 | 26% |
 Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 6 | 22% |
 E. coli | 2 | 7% |
Gram positive | ||
 Staph aureus | 8 | 30% |
 Coagulase negative staph | 3 | 11% |
 Strept viridians | 1 | 4% |