Table 1 Patient characteristics
Categories | N/total or median (mean; range) | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
Demographic characteristics | Males | 5/15 | 67 |
Age | 59 yrs. (61.3 yrs.; 50–79 yrs) | – | |
Clinical findings | Infected (versus colonized) | 12/15 | 80 |
Deceased | 3/15 | 20 | |
Laboratory sampling | Number of samples investigated per patient | 24 (31; 8–105) | – |
Number of positive samples per patient | 2 (6.1; 1–52) | – | |
Laboratory findings | PFGE pattern A (cluster strain) | 9/13 | 69 |
PFGE pattern E (environmental strain) | 1/13 | 8 | |
other PFGE patterns | 3/13 (one each) | 23 |