TABLE 1.
Frequency of etiological agents for bloodstream infection in patients with acute leukemia undergoing induction chemotherapy
| Bacteria isolated from blood culture | Frequency of infection (%) | Sequence types identifieda |
|---|---|---|
| Viridans group streptococci | 22 (n = 14) | Streptococcus mitis (n = 6), Streptococcus sanguinis (n = 1), Streptococcus parasanguinis (n = 2), Streptococcus salivarius (n = 1), Streptococcus oralis ST1 (n = 1), S. oralis ST34 (n = 1), S. oralis ST75 (n = 1), S. oralis ST21 (n = 1) |
| Escherichia coli | 20 (n = 13) | ST131 (n = 5), ST648 (n = 2), ST405 (n = 4), ST156 (n = 1), ST1193 (n = 1) |
| Staphylococcus epidermidis | 19 (n = 12) | ST369 (n = 1), ST7 (n = 1), ST84 (n = 2), ST7 (n = 8) |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 16 (n = 10) | ST179 (n = 1), ST2274 (n = 1), ST253 (n = 1), ST17 (n = 1), ST1710 (n = 1), ST167 (n = 1), ST111 (n = 1), ST2629 (n = 1), ST235 (n = 1), ST2613 (n = 1) |
| Staphylococcus aureus | 8 (n = 5) | ST8 (n = 1), ST231 (n = 1), ST72 (n = 1), ST5 (n = 2) |
| Klebsiella pneumoniae | 6 (n = 4) | ST3292 (n = 1), ST1083 (n = 1), ST45 (n = 1), ST307 (n = 1) |
| Enterococcus faecium | 5 (n = 3) | ST17 (n = 2), ST664 (n = 1) |
| Enterococcus faecalis | 5 (n = 3) | ST6 (n = 3) |
| Total | 100 (n = 64) |
a
Multilocus sequence types are not available in PubMLST for S. mitis, S. sanguinis, S. parasanguinis, and S. salivarius. The numbers of infections identified by species for viridans group streptococci are provided instead.