Table 2 Comparison of Proportion of Infectious Diagnoses by LOS Category Among Pediatric Cancer FN Discharges
Overall | LOS Category | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
“Short LOS” ≤3 days | 4–7 days | 8–14 days | 15–30 days | 31+ days | ||
Proportion (%) | ||||||
Proportion of FN DCs | 41 | 33 | 16 | 7 | 3 | |
No Infection Identified | 75.9 | 82.7 | 77.3 | 66.9 | 62.8 | 44.4 |
Type of Infection | ||||||
Upper Respiratory Infection | 5.4 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 5.3 |
Acute Otitis Media | 2.9 | 3.7 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 3.3 |
Bloodstream Infection | 10.4 | 3.1 | 9.5 | 20.8 | 23.8 | 35.6 |
Viral Infection | 2.3 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0 |
Urinary Tract Infection | 1.9 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 4.6 |
Pneumonia | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 4.1 | 6.8 |