Background Pediatric hematology/oncology patients are faced with an increased risk of
nosocomial infections (NIs) that vary in different populations and different institutions with
considerable morbidity and mortality. This study was undertaken to assess the frequency
and patterns of NIs in 1564 pediatric patients and to determine the prevalence of causative
organisms and their antimicrobial sensitivity. Methods A retrospective analysis was made in
the patients admitted between January 2007 and January 2008 to the pediatric …

Pediatric hematology/oncology patients are faced with an increased risk of nosocomial
infections [NIs] that vary in different populations and different institutes with considerable
morbidity and mortality. Our aims were to assess the frequency and patterns of NIs in this
group of patients relation to the risk of neutropenia and to determine the prevalence of
causative organisms and their antimicrobial sensitivities. A retrospective analysis of the data
for all children admitted to pediatric hematoloy/oncology unit of Mansoura University, Egypt …