Nosocomial Infection in Senile Patients with Acute Myelogenous Leukemia after Chemotherapy:Risk Factors and Clinical Analysis
- VernacularTitle:老年急性髓系白血病化疗后医院感染的危险因素及临床分析
- Author:
Tie CHAI
;
Jun LI
;
Qingrong LIU
;
Lishi GUO
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Senile;
Acute leukemia;
Nosocomial infection
- From:
Chinese Journal of Nosocomiology
2006;0(09):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
OBJECTIVE To study the risk factors and clinical characteristics of nosocomial infection in senile patients with acute myelogenous leukemia who received chemotherapy.METHODS Ninety-one cases of senile patients with acute myelogenous leukemia received 304 times of chemotherapy with etiological examination,to analyze the relationship between nosocomial infection and absolute neutrophil count in peripheral blood,the cellularity of the marrow and chronic systemic disorder.RESULTS All indicators of senile patients with acute myelogenous leukemia were higher than those of younger patients(P0.05).CONCLUSIONS Age,different stage of chemotherapy,the neutrocytopenia level and prolongation,and hypocellularity of bone marrow are related to the nosocomial infection in senile patients with acute myelogenous leukemia,and the chronic systemic disorder is not a risk factor.
