| Patient A | Patient B | Patient C | Patient D |
---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 27 | 34 | 38 | 35 |
GA at the admission (weeks + days) | 27 + 1 | 21 + 2 (twin) | 33 + 5 | 29 + 4 (twin) |
Major diagnosis | Preterm labor | IIOC and Preterm labor | Preeclampsia | TTTS and Preterm labor |
Treatment before BSI | Tocolytics (Atosiban + magnesium) | Tocolytics (Ritodrine + magnesium) | Tocolytics (magnesium) | Tocolytics (Ritodrine + Atosiban + magnesium) |
Start date of BSI during hospitalization | HD 5 | HD 13 | HD 21 | HD 8 |
Length of stay in the unit (days) | 25 | 21 | 29 | 17 |
Symptom of BSI | Fever | Fever | Fever | Fever |
Prognosis of patients | Unknowna | Recovery | Recovery | Recovery |
Prognosis of fetus | Unknowna | No evidence of S. marcescens infection | No evidence of S. marcescens infection | No evidence of S. marcescens infection |
Preterm birth (GA, weeks + days) | Unknowna | Yes (36 + 1) | Yes (36 + 5) | Yes (31 + 3) |
Association between BSI and preterm birth | N/A | No | Yesb | Unknownc |
Transmission of S. marcescens | No | No | No | No |