Table 1.
Organisms Cultured from Patients
| Date of culture | Site of isolation | Microorganism |
|---|---|---|
| Patient A | ||
| 8/13 | BAL | Serratia marcescens |
| Klebsiella pneumoniae | ||
| 8/21 | Blood | Pseudomonas aeruginosa |
| 8/24 | Peri-rectal swab | VRE |
| 9/5 | BAL | Stenotrophomonas maltophilia (MDRO) |
| 9/7 | Blood | Enterococcus faecalis |
| Enterococcus faecium (VRE) | ||
| Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus | ||
| Urine | Candida krusei | |
| 9/16 | Urine | Candida parapsilosis |
| 10/7 | Cohort day | |
| No further positive cultures | ||
| 10/28 | Death | |
| Patient B | ||
| 5/31 | Peritoneal fluid | Candida albicans |
| 6/8 | Peri-rectal swab | VRE |
| Blood | E. faecium (VRE) | |
| 6/25 | Wound | K. oxytoca (MDRO) |
| 7/10 | Blood | S. epidermidis |
| 7/16 | Peritoneal fluid | C. glabrata |
| S. maltophilia (MDRO) | ||
| 8/12 | Peritoneal fluid | Aeromonas hydrophilia (MDRO) |
| 8/21 | Peritoneal fluid | C. parapsilosis |
| 10/7 | Cohort day | |
| 10/21 | Peritoneal fluid | P. aeruginosa |
| 11/17 | Death | |
| Patient C | ||
| 9/14 | Peri-rectal swab | VRE |
| 9/20 | Abdominal abscess | C. albicans |
| Citrobacter freundii (MDRO) | ||
| K. pneumoniae (MDRO, KPC) | ||
| 9/24 | Blood | E. faecalis |
| 10/7 | Cohort day | |
| 10/14 | Peritoneal fluid | P. aeruginosa |
| 10/16 | Discharge from ICU | |
| 10/28 | Discharge to home | |
| Patient D | ||
| 9/28 | Blood | A. hydrophilia (MDRO) |
| Escherichia coli | ||
| 9/30 | Peritoneal fluid | K. oxytoca |
| Proteus mirabilis | ||
| E. faecium (VRE) | ||
| 10/7 | Cohort day | |
| 10/15 | Discharge from ICU | |
| 11/1 | Sputum | P. aeruginosa (MDRO) |
| 11/6 | Peritoneal fluid | Providencia rettgeri |
| 5/3 | Discharge to home | |
| Patient E | ||
| 8/17 | Blood | C. glabrata |
| 8/22 | Wound abscess | C. albicans |
| 8/24 | Peri-rectal swab | VRE |
| 9/12 | Peritoneal fluid | K. pneumoniae (MDRO) |
| Enterobacter cloacae | ||
| 9/24 | BAL | E. faecium (VRE) |
| 9/26 | Pseudocyst aspirate | P. mirabilis (MDRO) |
| 10/7 | Cohort day | |
| 10/10 | Blood | C. parapsilosis |
| 10/16 | Peritoneal fluid | C. freundii (MDRO) |
| P. aeruginosa (MDRO) | ||
| E. faecium | ||
| 11/30 | Death | |
| Patient F | ||
| 9/14 | Urine | E. coli |
| 9/23 | Urine | C. glabrata |
| 9/28 | Peri-rectal | K. oxytoca (MDRO) |
| 10/7 | Cohort day | |
| 10/8 | BAL | K. oxytoca |
| 11/3 | Discharge from ICU | |
| 11/5 | Urine | C. freundii (MDRO) |
| 11/24 | Discharge to home | |
BAL=bronchoalveolar lavage fluid; ICU=intensive care unit; KPC=cCarbenapenase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae; MDRO=multi-drug-resistant organism; VRE=vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus.