Table 2.
Clinical characteristics of the patients with fatal Stenotrophomonas maltophilia infection
| Patient number | Neutropenia at time of infection | CVC at time of infection | CVC removal | Poly-microbial infection | Cause of death, time of death |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Septic shock, lack of engraftment, day +22 post-alloHSCT |
| 2 | Yes | Yes | No | No | Septic shock, lack of engraftment, day +22 post-alloHSCT |
| 3 | Yes | No | Not relevant | Yes | ARDS and acute GVHD, day +54 post-alloHSCT |
| 4 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Bilateral pneumonia, septic shock, day +56 post-alloHSCT |
| 5 | No | Yes | Yes | No | Multiorgan failure, day +32 post-alloHSCT |
| 6 | No | Yes | No | Yes | Pneumonia, septic shock, multiorgan failure day +66 post-autoHSCT |
ARDS acute respiratory distress syndrome, GVHD graft versus host disease, alloHSCT allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant, autoHSCT autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplant