From: Hospital outbreak caused by linezolid resistant Enterococcus faecium in Upper Austria
Characteristics | ||
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Age, years, median (range) | 57 (22–91) | |
Sex, n (%) | ||
Male | 23 | 63.9 |
Female | 13 | 36.1 |
Patient status, n (%) | ||
Inpatient | 35 | 97.2 |
Outpatient | 1 | 2.8 |
Transfer from other Hospital/LTCF, n (%) | ||
Yes | 8 | 22.2 |
No | 25 | 69.4 |
Unknown | 3 | 8.3 |
LZD therapy (previous 28 days), n (%) | ||
Yes | 10 | 27.8 |
No | 25 | 69.4 |
Unknown | 1 | 2.8 |
Duration of LZD therapy, days, median (range) | 9 (3–35) | |
LREfm status, n (%) | ||
Infection | 4 | 11.1 |
Colonization | 30 | 83.3 |
Unknown | 2 | 5.6 |
Duration of colonization, days, median (range) | 22 (3–245) | |
Current antibiotic therapy, n (%) | ||
Yes | 36 | 100.0 |
No | 0 | 0.0 |
Hospital contact in previous year, n (%) | ||
Yes | 31 | 86.1 |
No | 2 | 5.6 |
Unknown | 3 | 8.3 |
Underlying disease, n (%) | ||
Hematology-Oncology | 25 | 69.4 |
allogeneic SCT | 17 | |
autologous SCT | 3 | |
Trauma/orthopedic | 4 | 11.1 |
Abdominal surgery/Pancreatitis | 4 | 11.1 |
Other | 3 | 8.3 |
Immunocompromised, n (%) | ||
Yes | 31 | 86.1 |
No | 4 | 11.1 |
Unknown | 1 | 2.8 |
Died during follow-up (until end of 2017), n (%) | ||
Yes | 15 | 41.7 |
No | 14 | 38.9 |
Unknown | 7 | 19.4 |
Source material first LREfm isolate, n (%) | ||
Stool | 18 | 50.0 |
Urine | 9 | 25.0 |
Swab (wound, throat, eye) | 7 | 19.4 |
Blood culture | 1 | 2.8 |
Catheter tip | 1 | 2.8 |
Source material secondary isolates, n (%) | ||
Stool | 6 | |
Blood culture | 2 | |
Urine | 1 | |
Screening sample, n (%) | ||
Yes | 24 | 66.6 |
No | 11 | 30.5 |
Unknown | 1 | 2.77 |