Table 1.

Clinical characteristics of patients at start of tigecycline

	n, 207
Gender, n (%)
Male	118 (57)
Age, yrs
Median	63
Range	14-89
Apache II score
Mean (± SD)	21 ± 8.8
Range	8-45 8-45
Admitted to ICU, n (%)	83( 40)
Co-morbid conditions, n (%)
Solid tumor	79(38)
Hematologic malignancy	50(24)
Diabetes mellitus	48(23)
Neutropenia (< 500 mm3)	29(14)