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.