Infections in haematological malignancies: An autopsy study of 72 cases

Vivi M. Srivastava; Hemalatha Krishnaswami; Alok Srivastava; David Dennison; Mammen Chandy

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Infections in haematological malignancies: An autopsy study of 72 cases

Vivi M. Srivastava^*, Hemalatha Krishnaswami, Alok Srivastava, David Dennison, Mammen Chandy

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Abstract

Autopsy material from 72 patients with haematological malignancies treated in India was reviewed. Thirty-seven patients (51%) had documented infections; 20 (27%) had bacterial infections, 14 of which were Gram-negative organisms (Pseudomonas species in 10); tuberculosis was present in 2 patients (2.7%). Twenty-one patients (29%) had systemic fungal infections; invasive pulmonary aspergillosis and gastrointestinal candidiasis were present in 10 patients each. Only 3 patients (4%) had viral infection, all of which were due to cytomegalovirus. Eleven patients (15%) had polymicrobial infections. No patient had any parasitic infection. Systemic fungal infections due to Aspergillus and Candida predominated, while Gram-negative bacterial infections were also common.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	406-408
Number of pages	3
Journal	Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Volume	90
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0035-9203(96)90524-6
Publication status	Published - 1996
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Aspergillus
Candida
Co-infection
Gram-negative bacteria
Haematological malignacy
India

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Parasitology
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Infectious Diseases

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