Challenge of Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection among cancer patients at Khartoum Oncology Hospital- Sudan

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Abstract
Objectives: To investigate the impact of Pseudomonas
aeruginosa as bacterial infection among cancer patients were
attended Khartoum Oncology hospital.
Methods: A descriptive cross sectional study was obtained
between 2010 to 2013. Different types of specimens (urine,
wound, swabs, bloods) were collected from 593 cancer patients
with different age groups. The samples were inoculated in
different media followed by isolation, identification and
sensitivity and SPSS used for analysis.
Results: Out of 593 clinical samples 51 pseudomonas
aeruginosa were isolated. Among which 46(90.2%) were from
wound swabs, 4(7.8%) from urine and one (2%) isolated from
sputum. Five of the isolated strain among children with age
group less than 16 years.
Conclusion: It seem that the prevalence of Pseudomonas
aeruginosa infection among this study had an effect among
cancer patients.