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. 2019 Oct 23;57(11):e01206-19. doi: 10.1128/JCM.01206-19

TABLE 5.

Microbiological, molecular, and clinical characteristics of K. variicola bloodstream infectionsa

Strain no. Area Hospital Age groupb Settingc String test K typed STe Source of BSIf Septic shock Disturbed consciousness 30-day death Charlson score Malignancy Diabetes
mellitus
Immunosuppression
14028 Chugoku R 80 HA 2 919 Intravenous catheter-related
infection
+ + 3–4
14085 Tohoku A 70 HA + 2 919 Urinary tract infection ≥5 Colon cancer
14037 Kinki M 80 CA + 10 3954 Biliary tract infection 12
14011 Chubu I 80 HA 16 3950 Intravenous catheter-related
infection
3–4 Oral cavity cancer
14012 Chubu I 80 CA 16 3950 Biliary tract infection + + 3–4 Pancreatic cancer
14006 Chubu I 50 HC 18 1903 Biliary tract infection 1–2 Pancreatic cancer
14007 Chubu I 60 HA 18 1903 Intra-abdominal infection 1 − 2 Gastric cancer
14078 Tohoku B 60 HA 19 3956 Unknown + 3 − 4 Lung cancer Neutropenia
14134 Kanto C 80 HC 24 3961 Urinary tract infection + ≥5
14035 Kinki M 80 CA 30 3953 Biliary tract infection 1 − 2
14025 Kinki O 70 HA 34 363 Urinary tract infection ≥5 Colon cancer +
14136 Kanto C 70 HA 47 3962 Urinary tract infection 1 − 2 Lung cancer
14077 Tohoku B 70 HA 57 3955 Biliary tract infection 3 − 4 Colon cancer
14010 Chubu I 60 HA 60 697 Unknown 1–2 Bile duct cancer
14021 Kyushu W 80 CA 64 3951 Urinary tract infection + + 0
14109 Kanto F 70 CA 64 3959 Intra-abdominal infection ≥5 Colon cancer
14103 Kinki L 70 HC 105 1142 Urinary tract infection ≥5 +
14033 Kinki M 30 CA 114 3952 Biliary tract infection 1 − 2
14096 Kinki L 70 CA 125 355 Liver abscess 3 − 4 Thyroid cancer +
14079 Tohoku B 70 HA 125 3957 Unknown 3 − 4 Lung cancer, oral cavity cancer +
14115 Chubu J 80 CA + 125 3960 Biliary tract infection ≥5 +
14058 Kanto D 60 HA 127 3239 Unknown + + 3 − 4 Gastric cancer +
14086 Tohoku A 70 HA UD 3958 Unknown 1 − 2 Gastric cancer
14095 Kinki L 60 CA UD 919 Biliary tract infection 0
a

Isolates were aligned according to capsular genotype and sequence type.

b

Ages of the patients were described as groups within a 10-year range (e.g., age group 80 represents ages from 80 through 89).

c

CA, community acquired; HC, health care associated; HA, hospital acquired.

d

K type, capsular genotype; UD, undetermined with Kaptive database.

e

ST, sequence type.

f

BSI, bloodstream infection.