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. 2019 Apr 26;57(5):e01941-18. doi: 10.1128/JCM.01941-18

TABLE 3.

Individual outcomes from NB-PC cohort with organism, primary source of bacteremia and associated empiric therapy after BioFire BCID resulta

Cohort Organism identified by conventional methods Primary source of bacteremia Empiric therapy after BioFire BCID result and before final cultures and susceptibilities Outcome
1 Aerococcus urinae Unknown VAN Survived
2 Aeromonas spp. Unknown TZP Survived
3 Anaerococcus prevotii Unknown TZP+LZD Died
4 Anaerococcus tetradius Unknown CIP+CRO Survived
5 Bacillus coagulans Unknown ATM Survived
6 Bacteroides fragilis Intra-abdominal infection TZP+VAN+MTZ Died
7 Bacteroides fragilis Intra-abdominal abscess status, after colonic perforation MTZ+MIC+TZP+VAN Survived
8 Bacteroides fragilis Stage IV sacral decubitus ulcer TZP+VAN Survived
9 Bacteroides fragilis Unknown CRO Survived
10 Bacteroides fragilis Unknown MTZ+TZP Survived
11 Bacteroides fragilis Intra-abdominal infection TZP Died
12 Bacteroides vulgatus Postpartum endometritis CRO+GM+MTZ Survived
13 Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron Unknown TZP+VAN Died
14 Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron Intra-abdominal infection with fecal contamination MTZ+TZP+VAN Died
15 Clostridium citroniae Pelvic mass vs necrotic tumor vs septic pelvic vein thrombophlebitis MEM+MTZ+VAN Survived
16 Clostridium clostridioforme Intra-abdominal infection VAN+MTZ+FEP Died
17 Corynebacterium amycolatum/freneyi Aspiration pneumonia ATM+MTZ+AZM Survived
18 Desulfovibrio desulfuricans Acute appendicitis MTZ+MEM Survived
19 Fusobacterium spp. Shoulder wound infection with prosthesis CRO+VAN Survived
20 Gram-negative bacillus, unidentified nonfermenter Unknown TZP Died
21 Haemophilus parainfluenzae I Bronchitis TZP Survived
22 Morganella morganii UTI CRO Survived
23 Neisseria mucosa Unknown TZP Survived
24 Neisseria spp. (saprophytic) Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis CRO Survived
25 Parabacteroides distasonis Perforated diverticulitis ATM+MTZ Survived
26 Pediococcus pentosaceus Abdominal abscess TZP+VAN Survived
27 Peptoniphilus asaccharolyticus, Micromonas micros Tubo-ovarian abscess SAM+CLI Survived
28 Providencia stuartii UTI CRO Survived
29 Pseudomonas spp. Unknown MTZ+MEM+CIP Died
30 Staphylococcus capitis Unknown TZP+VAN Died
31 Staphylococcus capitis Hemodialysis catheter VAN Survived
32 Streptococcus, viridans group UTI VAN+CRO Survived
33 Streptococcus, viridans group Endocarditis AZM+VAN+TZP Survived
34 Streptococcus, viridans group; Lactobacillus spp.; gamma Streptococcus, not group D Gastric tube site infection with abdominal abscess TZP+VAN Survived
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Excluding contaminants and patients discharged or expired prior to BioFire BCID result. TZP, piperacillin-tazobactam; ATM, aztreonam; VAN, vancomycin; CRO, ceftriaxone; MTZ, metronidazole; MEM, meropenem; CIP, ciprofloxacin; SAM, ampicillin-sulbactam; CLI, clindamycin; LZD, linezolid; GM, gentamicin; MIC, micafungin; AZM, azithromycin; FEP, cefepime; DOX, doxycycline.