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Table 1 Characteristics of patients with infections or colonization due to XDR P. aeruginosa ; Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital, 2011–2012 (N: 27)

From: An outbreak of extremely drug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosain a tertiary care pediatric hospital in Italy

 

Bacteremia

Other infections

Colonization

Total

Number of patients

12

6

9

27

 

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

Age

    

Median

11.5

15

11

12

Range

(2;24)

(3;27)

(1;16)

(1;27)

Gender

    

Male

4 (33.3%)

2 (33.3%)

5 (55.6%)

11 (40.7%)

Female

8 (66.7%)

4 (66.6%)

4 (44.4%)

16 (59.3%)

Diagnosis

    

Leukemia/lymphoma

11 (91.7%)

4 (66.6%)

5 (55.6%)

20 (74.1%)

Solid tumor

0

0

1 (11.1%)

1 (3.7%)

Marrow failure

0

1 (16.6%)

0

1 (3.7%)

Inborn error

1 (8.3%)

1 (16.6%)

3 (33.3%)

5 (18.5%)

Chemotherapy

    

Yes

8 (66.7%)

1 (16.6%)

3 (33.3%)

12 (44.4%)

No

4 (33.3%)

5 (83.3%)

6 (66.7%)

15 (55.6%)

HSCT

    

Yes

4 (33.3%)

1 (16.6%)

1 (11.1%)

6 (22.2%)

No

8 (66.7%)

5 (83.3%)

8 (88.9%)

21 (77.8%)

Neutropenia (severity)

    

<100 WBC/mm 3

10 (83.3%)

1 (16.6%)

1 (11.1%)

12 (44.4%)

100-500 WBC/mm 3

2 (16.7%)

0

0

2 (7.4%)

>500-1000 WBC/mm 3

0

0

1 (11.1%)

1 (3.7%)

>1000 WBC/mm 3

0

5 (83.3%)

7 (77.8%)

12 (44.4%)

Outcome

    

 Died

8 (66.7%)

0

0

8 (29.6%)

 Alive

4 (33.3%)

6 (100%)

9 (100%)

19 (70.4%)

  1. WBC: white blood cells; HSCT: Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.