Alarming Antibiotic Resistance in Pediatric Oncology Patients: A Three-Year Prospective Cohort Study from Oman

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Table 1 Demographic Characteristics of Pediatric Oncology Patients with Bacteremia

Description	N (%)
Sex
Female	20 (53)
Male	18 (47)
Age
< 1 year	1 (2)
1–3 years	17 (45)
> 3 years	20 (53)
Total number	38 (100)

Table 2 Types of Gram-Positive Bacteria Which is Isolated in Blood Cultures for Patients Aged 13 Years or Less Receiving Chemotherapy and Its Antimicrobial Resistance Pattern

Characteristic	n=32	Percentage %
Organisms
Staphylococcus	22	69
S. Epidermidis	13	59
S. Aureus	6	27
S. Hominis	3	14
Streptococcus	9	28
Aeromonas	1	3
Number of antibiotics resistant to:
None	4	13
One	7	22
Two	6	19
Three	3	9
Four or	12	38

Figure 1 Distribution of gram-negative bacterial growth within blood cultures of children aged less than 13 years receiving chemotherapy.

Figure 2 Distribution of gram-positive bacterial growth within blood cultures of children aged less than 13 years receiving chemotherapy.

Table 3 Types of Gram-Negative Bacteria Isolated in Blood Cultures for Patients and Its Antimicrobial Resistance Pattern

Characteristic	n=42	Percentage (%)
Organisms
Pseudomonas	8	19
Salmonella	7	17
Klebsiella	9	21
Stenotrophomonas	2	5
Escherichia coli	7	17
Acinetobacter	4	10
Others	5	12
Number of antibiotics resistant to
None	5	12
One	12	29
Two	4	10
Three	7	17
Four or more	14	33
Type of antibiotics resistance
Gentamicin	11	26
Penicillin	4	10
Ampicillin	15	36
Erythromycin	2	5
Cefuroxime	8	19
Cephalothin	2	5
Cefepime	12	29
Ceftazidime	11	26
Ceftriaxone	15	36
Piperacillin/tazobactam	13	31
Amikacin	7	17
Amoxicillin/clavulanic acid	9	21
Meropenem	3	7
Ciprofloxacin	5	12
Trimethoprim	6	14
Cephradine	2	5