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. 2022 Nov;28(11):2147–2154. doi: 10.3201/eid2811.220273

Table 5. Outcomes of adult patients with severe Corynebacterium striatum and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus pneumonia, Seoul, South Korea, 2014–2019*.

Outcome Total, n = 130 C. striatum, n = 27 MRSA, n = 103 p value
Death




Total n = 103 n = 27 n = 103 NA
30 days 41 (31.5) 11 (40.7) 30 (29.1) 0.25
60 days 57 (43.8) 14 (48.1) 44 (42.7) 0.61
90 days 68 (52.3) 16 (59.3) 52 (50.5) 0.42
In-hospital
73 (56.2)
19 (70.4)
54 (52.4)
0.09
Death among patient categories
Nonimmunocompromised patients n = 89 n = 13 n = 76 NA
30 days 21 (23.6) 5 (38.5) 16 (21.1) 0.18
60 days 31 (34.8) 5 (38.5) 26 (34.2) 0.76
90 days 40 (44.9) 7 (53.8) 33 (43.4) 0.49
In-hospital 40 (44.9) 7 (53.8) 33 (43.4) 0.49
Immunocompromised patients n = 41 n = 14 n = 27 NA
30 days 20 (48.8) 6 (42.9) 14 (51.9) 0.59
60 days 26 (63.4) 8 (57.1) 18 (66.7) 0.55
90 days 28 (68.3) 9 (64.3) 19 (70.4) 0.73
In-hospital
33 (80.5)
12 (85.7)
21 (77.8)
0.69
Median ICU stay, d (IQR) 14.0 (8.0–26.3) 14.0 (9.0–27.0) 14.0 (8.0–26.0) 0.33
Median hospital stay after ICU admission, d (IQR) 29.5 (14.0–57.0) 30.0 (16.0–81.0) 29.0 (14.0–55.0) 0.48

*Values are no. (%) except as indicated. ICU, intensive care unit; MRSA, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; NA, not applicable.