RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Skin and soft tissue infections in hospitalized cancer patients
JF Saudi Medical Journal
JO Saudi Med J
FD Prince Sultan Military Medical City
SP 1333
OP 1340
DO 10.15537/smj.2021.42.12.20210624
VO 42
IS 12
A1 Huda M. Al-Mutairi
A1 Oluwaseun Egunsola
A1 Afaf Almutairi
A1 Salha M. Al-Dossary
A1 Rana S. Alshammasi
A1 Dalal S. Al-Dossari
A1 Sheraz Ali
YR 2021
UL http://smj.org.sa/content/42/12/1333.abstract
AB Objectives: To assess the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of hospitalized cancer patients with skin and soft-tissue infections (SSTIs).Methods: An observational retrospective study was conducted between March 2016 and December 2020 at the Oncology Department of King Saudi Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Patients with complicated and uncomplicated SSTIs were included.Results: A total of 204 cancer patients with SSTIs were evaluated. The incidence of SSTIs was 1.67% (204/12,203). Breast cancer (39%) was the most common solid tumor in all patients with SSTIs. Exit site infection (n=84, 41.2%) was the most common SSTI in cancer patients, followed by wound infection (n=72, 35.3%), and cellulitis (n=44, 21.5%). The majority of patients received appropriate antimicrobial therapy (n=150, 73.5%).Conclusion: This study has shown a modest incidence of SSTIs in hospitalized cancer patients, with many of the patients received appropriate antimicrobial therapy.