Table 3.
Bacterial Bloodstream Infections in 444 Hematopoietic Cell Transplant Recipients
| Characteristic | N | (Percent or Range) |
|---|---|---|
| Gram positive | 244 | (56) |
| Coagulase-negative staphylococci | 125 | (51) |
| Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus | 41 | (17) |
| Enterococcus faecium | 31 | (13) |
| Methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus | 17 | (7) |
| Enterococus faecalis | 8 | (3) |
| Methicillin-resistant S aureus | 7 | (3) |
| β-hemolytic streptococci | 4 | (2) |
| Other | 8 | (3) |
| Gram negative | 93 | (21) |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 24 | (26) |
| Escherichia coli | 20 | (22) |
| Klebsiella pneumonia | 20 | (22) |
| Stenotrophomonas maltophilia | 6 | (7) |
| Citrobacter freundii | 5 | (5) |
| Enterobacter cloacae | 5 | (5) |
| Acinetobacter baumanii complex | 3 | (3) |
| Burkholderia cepacia | 2 | (2) |
| Other | 8 | (9) |
| Polymicrobialb | 50 | (12) |
aInfection level data (n = 437), some patients had more than 1 infection.
bGram positive plus Gram negative.