Table 1.
Demographic features of 45 cancer patients with monomicrobial staphylococcus lugdunensis infections
| Feature | Result (% Frequency) | |
|---|---|---|
| Age | Median | 51 years |
| Range | 2 – 80 years | |
| Gender | Female | 26 (58) |
| Male | 19 (42) | |
| Underlying malignancy | Solid tumor* | 38 (84) |
| Hematologic** | 7 (16) | |
| Surgical procedure | 29 (64) | |
| Implanted medical device | 6 (13) | |
| Corticosteroid use | 4 (9) | |
| Neutropenia | 3 (7) | |
| Leukocytosis | 4 (9) | |
*
breast cancer (53%) and melanoma (24%) were the most common underlying solid tumors
**
four of the 7 patients with hematologic malignancy were hematopoietic cell transplant recipients