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. 2021 May 24;15:100254. doi: 10.1016/j.lrr.2021.100254

Table 2.

Review of Staphylococcus aureus positive stool cultures from 1/2014–10/2020*.

Age group (years) Biofire Discharge diagnosis by clinician Comorbidities during diagnosis Imaging Antibiotics Outcome
5–10 Norovirus Norovirus none none none Outpatient
20–29 Negative Laxative-induced none none none Outpatient
30–39 Negative Neutropenic enterocolitis (S. aureus not contributory) Relapsed metastatic neuroblastoma status-post autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplant complicated by febrile neutropenia CT: small bowel thickening Vancomycin IV, cefepime IV, metronidazole IV Discharged home with resolution
30–39 Campylobacter Campylobacter none none Azithromycin Outpatient
30–39 Negative Laxative-induced Diabetic ketoacidosis, Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia complicated by epidural abscess and sepsis none Vancomycin IV Discharged home with resolution
50–59 Negative Neutropenic enterocolitis (S. aureus not contributory) Myelodysplastic syndrome status-post allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant complicated by febrile neutropenia CT: small bowel thickening Vancomycin IV, cefepime IV, metronidazole IV Discharged home with resolution
70–79 Negative Neutropenic enterocolitis (attributed to S. aureus) Acute myelogenous leukemia status-post induction chemotherapy complicated by febrile neutropenia, clinically quiescent Crohn's disease CT: small bowel thickening and dilatation, pneumatosis Piperacillin-tazobactam, vancomycin IV, vancomycin PO Died of septic shock secondary to MRSA enterocolitis with severe neutropenia

Cultures obtained at the University of Washington Medical Center and Seattle Cancer Care Alliance.