Table 3.
Microorganism identified in blood cultures according to the cancer diagnosed in the 59 patients diagnosed during the initial hospitalization (30–90 days) of IE management.
| Microorganisms | All cancer | Colorectal | Lung | Prostate | Lymphoma | Melanoma | Bladder | Ovarian | Liver | ENT | Breast | Brain tumor | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 59 | % | 26 | % | 11 | % | 7 | % | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Staphylococcus spp. | 9 | 15.3 | 4 | 15.4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 28.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| S. aureus | 6 | 10.2 | 3 | 11.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 28.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Streptococcus spp. | 29 | 49.2 | 18 | 69.2 | 5 | 45.5 | 3 | 42.9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| S. gallolyticus | 11 | 18.6 | 8 | 30.8 | 1 | 9.1 | 1 | 14.3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Enterococcus sp. | 7 | 11.9 | 4 | 15.4 | 2 | 18.2 | 1 | 14.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S. gallolyticus and Enterococcus sp. | 18 | 30.5 | 12 | 46.2 | 3 | 27.3 | 2 | 28.6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Others | 2 | 3.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 9.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| BCNE | 19 | 32.2 | 4 | 15.4 | 5 | 45.5 | 2 | 28.6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BCNE, blood culture–negative endocarditis; ENT, ear, nose, and throat.