Table 1.
Clinical and Epidemiologic Characteristics of 10 Case Patients With Vancomycin-resistant Enterococci Infection
| Patient | Admit Daya | IR Procedure Daya | Culture Daya | Specimen Source | Days From IR to Culture | IR Procedure(s) | Contrast Used? | Staff Group | Charlson Comorbidity Index | Other Organisms Isolated From Same Specimen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 0 | 22 | Jackson-Pratt drainage | 22 | Angiogram, chemoembolization of hepatocellular carcinoma | Yes | A | 8 | None |
| 2 | 36 | 15 | 36 | Pancreatic tissue | 21 | Venogram, angioplasty with central line placement | Yes | A | 1 | Candida dubliniensis |
| 3 | 68 | 48 | 68 | Blood | 20 | Cholangiogram, biliary catheter exchange | Yes | A | 4 | None |
| 4 | 170 | NA | 170 | Blood | NA | Noneb | NA | NA | 6 | None |
| 5 | 177 | 184 | 188 | Biliary pigtail | 4 | Cholangiogram, biliary catheter exchange | Yes | A | 10 | Klebsiella pneumoniae, Hafnia alvei, Candida tropicalis, Candidaglabrata |
| 6 | 187 | 187 | 199 | Blood | 12 | Cerebral arteriogram | Yes | B | 5 | Candida parapsilosis |
| 7 | 195 | 196 | 204 | Lower abdominal | 8 | Celiac and mesenteric arteriogram | Yes | A | 7 | Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa |
| 8 | 187 | 203 | 206 | Urine | 3 | GJ tube replacement | Yes | A | 5 | None |
| 9 | 243 | 249 | 251 | Hepatic fluid | 2 | Cholangiogram | Yes | A | 7 | Klebsiella variicola, Staphylococcus epidermidis |
| 10 | 260 | 241 | 260 | Blood | 19 | Lower extremity angiogram | Yes | A | 7 | None |
Abbreviations: GJ, gastrostomy-jejunostomy; IR, interventional radiology; NA, not applicable.
aDays are calculated as the number of days since the IR procedure day of patient 1.
bThis patient had no IR exposure and had a vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) isolate with substantial genomic differences compared to the VRE genomes from the other 9 patients (see text).