Frequency and Type of Infectious Episodes During Study Period
| . | Controls (n = 26) . | G-CSF . | P Value* . |
|---|---|---|---|
| . | . | (n = 25) . | . |
| No. of patients with fever | 11 (42%) | 4 (16%) | .079 |
| No. of patients with febrile neutropenia | 11 (42%) | 3 (12%) | .035 |
| No. of patients with documented infections | 20 (77%) | 10 (40%) | .017 |
| Septicemia | 8 | 2 | |
| Bacteremia | 3 | 2 | |
| FUO | 4 | 1 | |
| Pneumonia | 3 | 1 | |
| Oral infection | 5 | 3 | |
| Skin infection | 1 | 1 | |
| Herpes | 5 | 4 | |
| Otitis | 1 | 0 | |
| No. of episodes | 30 | 14 |
| . | Controls (n = 26) . | G-CSF . | P Value* . |
|---|---|---|---|
| . | . | (n = 25) . | . |
| No. of patients with fever | 11 (42%) | 4 (16%) | .079 |
| No. of patients with febrile neutropenia | 11 (42%) | 3 (12%) | .035 |
| No. of patients with documented infections | 20 (77%) | 10 (40%) | .017 |
| Septicemia | 8 | 2 | |
| Bacteremia | 3 | 2 | |
| FUO | 4 | 1 | |
| Pneumonia | 3 | 1 | |
| Oral infection | 5 | 3 | |
| Skin infection | 1 | 1 | |
| Herpes | 5 | 4 | |
| Otitis | 1 | 0 | |
| No. of episodes | 30 | 14 |
Fever is axillary temperature greater than 38°C; febrile neutropenia is fever and ANC less than 1,000/μL.
χ2 test.