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dc.contributor.authorAsire, Barbara
dc.date.accessioned2013-04-02T08:40:19Z
dc.date.available2013-04-02T08:40:19Z
dc.date.issued2009-08
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10570/1302
dc.descriptionA Dissertation in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of master of medicine in paediatrics and childhealth of makerere university.en_US
dc.description.abstractINTRODUCTION: The prevalence of cancers has been noted to be on the increase worldwide. In Africa, this increase has mainly been attributed to viral infections especially HIV. Lymphomas are currently the commonest childhood cancers seen in Uganda. Although chemotherapy remains the most widely used treatment modality for most childhood cancers, it is associated with bone marrow suppression, and this predisposes these children to severe bacterial infections that are fatal if not treated with appropriate antibiotics. This study was therefore set to determine the common bacterial organisms and their sensitivity patterns in children on cancer chemotherapy at the institute. OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence and aetiology of bacteraemia among children with lymphomonas initiated on cancer chemotherapy at the UCI. METHODS: This was a cross sectional descriptive study, carried out at the UCI, Mulago hospital between November 2008 and March 2009 among children with lymphomas on cancer chemotherapy. A total of 140 study participants were consecutively enrolled. Information was entered in a data collection tool. A blood sample was drawn for malaria parasites smear, full blood count, culture and sensitivity. HIV and CD4 cell results were accessed thrpugh the hospital records where applicable. Data was entered using Epi-data version 3.1 and analyzed using SPAA version 11. RESULTS: Eight (5.7%) of 140 study participants enrolled had bacteraemia. The aetiology of bacteraemia was mainly gram negative organisms 5/8 (62.5%) Staphylococcus aureus was the only gram positive organism identified and it accounted for 37.5% (3/8) of the positive blood cultures. All the gram negative organisms were sensitive to gentamicin, ceftraixone and ceproxacin except for 1 multidrug resistant (MDR) E. coli. Resistance to penicillins and cotrimoxazole by positive organisms was high. Dehydration, presence of fever and low platelet counts were found to be associated with bacteraemia to bivariet analysis. CONLCUSION: The prevalence of bacteraemia among children with lymphomonas at the Uganda cancer institute was low at 5.7%. The gram negative organisms were the commonest cause of bacteraemia accounting for 62.5% and all the gram negative organisms were sensitive to gentamicin, ceftriaxone, ciprofloxacin except for 1 MDR E.coli. Resistance to penicillin and cotrimoxazole by positive organisms was high. RECOMMENDATIONS: Children with lymphomas on chemotherapy with suspected bacteraemia should be started on treatment which covers mainly gram negative organisms or both as they wait for blood culture results. A Larger study should be conducted on children with cancer on chemotherapy to study the factors associated with bacteraemia among patients with cancers.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectBacteraemia aetiology,en_US
dc.subjectLymphomas children,en_US
dc.subjectCancer chemotherapy,en_US
dc.subjectUganda cancer institute,en_US
dc.subjectHIV/AIDS,en_US
dc.subjectUganda,en_US
dc.subjectMulago hospital,en_US
dc.subjectMalaria parasites smear,en_US
dc.subjectStaphylococcus aureus,en_US
dc.subjectPenicillins and cotrimoxazole,en_US
dc.subjectGentamicin, ceftriaxone and ciprofloxacin.en_US
dc.titlePrevalence and aetiology of bacteraemia among children with lymphomas on cancer chemotherapy at the uganda cancer institute.en_US
dc.typeThesis, mastersen_US


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