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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Apr 14.
Published in final edited form as: Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2018 Oct 13;93(3):250–257. doi: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2018.10.004

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.