Table 1.
Demographics and clinical characteristics of patients with CRE isolates.
Characteristic | No. (%) (n = 61) |
---|---|
Female | 25 (41) |
Age, median (range) | 56 (1–86) |
Inpatient | 34 (55.7) |
Comorbidities | |
Immunosuppression | 33 (54) |
Solid-tumor malignancy | 13 (21.3) |
Solid-organ transplant | 11 (18) |
Hematological malignancy | 8 (13.1) |
HSCT | 1 (1.6) |
HIV-AIDS | 0 (0) |
Diabetes | 12 (19.6) |
Congestive heart failure | 10 (16.4) |
Cirrhosis | 4 (6.5) |
Structural lung disease | 4 (6.5) |
Major surgery within 30 days | 4 (6.5) |
Prematurity | 1 (1.6) |
No comorbidities | 7 (11.5) |
Specimen source | |
Urinary tract | 24 (39.3) |
Blood | 12 (19.7) |
Intra-abdominal | 8 (13.1) |
Lower respiratory tract | 7 (11.5) |
Osteoarticular | 4 (6.5) |
Biliary tract | 2 (3.3) |
Skin soft tissue | 2 (3.3) |
Genital | 1 (1.6) |
Respiratory sinus | 1 (1.6) |
HSCT = hematopoietic stem cell transplant.