Factors Associated With Death at 30 Days and Evaluation of Clinical Risk Scores Among Patients With Cancer Admitted With Postchemotherapy Infection in Uganda: A Prospective Cohort Study
In participants with postchemotherapy infection in Mbarara, Uganda, the case fatality rate was high. ECOG, qSOFA, and UVA scores were associated with death at 30 days.
Authors
- Josephine Birungi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6557-5089)
- Sophie E Lyon
- Semei Sekitene
- Jacinta Ambaru (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-3452-8370)
- Edwin Nuwagira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7526-9504)
- Christopher C. Moore (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4649-0511)
- Rose Muhindo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7128-4870)
- Catherine Owomugisha
Institutions
- Mbarara University of Science and Technology (UG)
- Mbarara National Referral Hospital (UG)
- Uganda Cancer Institute (UG)
- University of Virginia (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Open Forum Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2024-10-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofae634
- Primary Topic
- Neutropenia and Cancer Infections
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Uganda Cancer Institute