| Variables | Group I (n = 38) | Group II (n = 33) | p | ||
| n (%) | n (%) | ||||
| Febrile neutropenia | 30 (78.9) | 27 (81.8) | ns | ||
| Classification | |||||
| Fever of unknown origin | 19 (50.0) | 14 (42.4) | ns |
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| Documented infections1 | 11 (28.9) | 13 (39.4) | ns |
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| Microbiologically documented infections | 8 (21.0) | 8 (24.2) |
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| Bacteraemia | 6 (15.8) | 5 (15.2) |
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| Polymicrobial bacteraemia | 2 (5.3) | 1 (3.0) |
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| Urinary tract infection | 1 (2.6) | 2 (6.1) |
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| Infection of the catheter insertion site | 1 (2.6) | 1 (3.0) |
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| Clinically documented infections | 3 (7.9) | 5 (15.2) |
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