TABLE 1.
Characteristica | n (%) or median (IQRb) |
---|---|
Age (yr) | 61 (53–66) |
Sex | |
Male | 21 (57) |
Female | 16 (43) |
Body mass index (kg/m2) | 25.7 (23.0–28.1) |
Weight (kg) | 78 (63–87) |
Creatinine clearance (ml/min/1.73 m2) | 94 (71–132) |
Albumin (g/liter) | 27 (23–28) |
Malignancy | |
Acute myeloid leukemia | 14 (38) |
Multiple myeloma | 10 (27) |
Hodgkin's lymphoma | 4 (11) |
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma | 4 (11) |
Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma | 2 (5) |
B-lymphoblastic lymphoma | 1 (3) |
Follicular lymphoma | 1 (3) |
Primary CNS lymphoma | 1 (3) |
Positive blood culture | 14 (38) |
Organisms isolated | |
Bacillus cereus | 2 (5) |
Escherichia coli | 1 (3) |
Enterobacter cloacae | 1 (3) |
Enterobacter aerogenes | 1 (3) |
Klebsiella pneumonia | 2 (5) |
Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 1 (3) |
Staphylococcus sp. | 3 (8) |
Viridans streptococci | 3 (8) |
Additional antibiotics | |
Gentamicin | 36 (97) |
Vancomycin | 4 (11) |
Ciprofloxacin | 1 (3) |
Metronidazole | 1 (3) |
Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole | 1 (3) |
CNS, central nervous system.
IQR, interquartile range.