TABLE 1.
Demographic and Clinical Characteristics and Healthcare Exposures of 12 Pantoea agglomerans Case Patients at Clinic A in Illinois, 2012-2013
| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| Demographic characteristics | |
| Female sex | 7 (58) |
| Age, median (range), y | 65 (41–78) |
| Clinical characteristics | |
| Diagnosis of malignant tumor | 12 (100) |
| Solid organ | 9 (75) |
| Hematologic | 3 (25) |
| Presence of central line (ie, implanted port) | 11 (92) |
| Time central line in place at time of positive culture, median (range), months | 4 (2–30) |
| Documented fever (temperature ≥100.4°F) within 48 hours of first positive culture | 11 (92) |
| Chills or rigors during presentation | 10 (83) |
| Blood culture positive for P. agglomerans infectiona | 12 (100) |
| Hospitalized for P. agglomerans infection | 9 (75) |
| Treated with antibiotics | 11 (92) |
| Central line removed | 7/11 (64) |
| Death within 30 days of initial culture | 0 (0) |
| Healthcare exposuresb | |
| Any infusion product (excluding saline or heparin flush) | 12 (100) |
| Chemotherapy infusion (prepared at clinic A) | 11 (92) |
| Blood transfusion | 2 (17) |
| Receipt of heparin flush | 11 (92) |
| Receipt of normal saline flush | 12 (100) |
| Number of infusion visits, median (range) | 2 (0–8) |
| Time since most recent chemotherapy infusion, median (range), days | 14 (0–54) |
note. Data are no. (%) of case-patients, unless otherwise indicated.
a
One patient also had a positive catheter tip culture for P. agglomerans.
b
Occurring within 3 weeks or 3 infusion visits prior to the date of the first positive Pantoea culture.