TABLE 4.

Clinical features of viridans streptococcal bacteremia in cancer patients

Feature	No. of patients
	S. mitis, n = 25	Non-S. mitis, n = 25	Both, n = 50 (%)	P valueb
Women/men	10/15	11/14	21/29	NS
Age <18 yrs	5	0	5 (10.0)	0.018
Hematologic cancers	21	16	37 (74.0)	NS
Anticancer treatment	21	20	41 (82.0)	NS
Mucosal/GIa toxicity	17	14	31 (62.0)	NS
Prior use of quinolone	20	16	36 (72.0)	NS
Use of corticosteroids	6	8	14 (28.0)	NS
ANC <500 for >10 days	18	9	27 (54.0)	0.011
ANC <100	10	3	13 (26.0)	0.024
Fever	25	21	46 (92.0)	NS
Septic shock	13	4	17 (34.0)	0.007
Cause of death	1	0	1 (2.0)	NS

^aGI, gastrointestinal.

^bBy t test. NS, nonsignificant.