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Table 1 Characteristics of patients

From: Bacteremia in febrile cancer patients in Uganda

Characteristics

Patients (N = 132)

P value

Positive culture (n = 23)

Negative culture (n = 109)

Sex

 Male

14

68

0.89

 Female

9

41

 

Age

 Pediatric

10

51

0.77

 Adult

13

58

 

Cancer type

 Hematologic

17

70

0.37

 Solid

6

39

 

Neutropenic state (cells/µL)

 ≤ 1000

16

46

0.017

 > 1000

7

63

 
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BMC Research Notes

ISSN: 1756-0500

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