Project 17D: Bern FN Core: Pathogens identified in episodes of fever in chemotherapy-induced neutropenia (FN) with bacteremia in pediatric patients in Bern, Switzerland, 1993-2012

Data on 195 pathogens and their in vitro antibiotic susceptibility identified in 134 episodes of fever in neutropenia (FN) with bacteremia, in 102 pediatric patients treated with chemotherapy for cancer in Bern, Switzerland from 1993 to 2012.

These data
can mainly be used (1) to study FN characteristics over time; (2) to study pathogen distribution over time; and (3) in vitro antibiotic susceptibility patterns over time.

One data file contains information on FN episodes, the other one infomation on the pathogens detected and their in vitro antibiotic susceptibilities. The corresponding key-files explain the variables. Data from both files can be merged using the variables RANDOM.ID and EPI.PER.PAT.