Table 6.
All | A | B | C | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Microorganisms identified (n) | 36 | 5 | 27 | 4 |
Gram positive (n) | ||||
Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus | 8 | 1 | 7 (2) | 0 |
Bacillus cereus | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Total (n) | 11 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
Gram negative (n) | ||||
Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 5 | 2 (1) | 3 | 0 |
Fungus (n) | ||||
Candida albicans | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
Candida glabrata | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
Saccharomyces cerevisiae | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Candida parapsilosis | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Candida guilliermondii | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Total (n) | 20 | 1 | 15 | 4 |
Numbers in parentheses indicate number of positive blood cultures after identification in rectal culture.
A: Either patients received no prophylactic antibiotics or they received only prophylactic oral cephalosporins.
B: Prophylaxis with IV cefepime only or IV vancomycin plus an oral cephalosporin, oral ciprofloxacin, or IV cefepime.
C: Not evaluable.