Table 1 Patient characteristics stratified by resistance pattern of infecting organism (VRE vs. VSE) and underlying severity of illness before infection.
|  | Total (n = 50) | VSE (n = 33) | VSE (n = 17) | AP≤18 (n = 38) | AP2>18 (n = 12) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean age (years) | 52 | 53 | 49 | 48* | 63* |
Women | 50% | 48% | 53% | 55% | 33% |
Mean LOS prior to BSI (days) | 21 | 16* | 30* | 22 | 18 |
Mechanical ventilation | 60% | 54% | 71% | 55% | 75% |
Hemodialysis | 18% | 12% | 29% | 13% | 33% |
TPN | 12% | 6% | 23% | 16% | 0% |
Transfusion | 52% | 48% | 59% | 50% | 58% |
Prior antibiotics | 84% | 78% | 94% | 86% | 75% |
ICU care | 74% | 73% | 76% | 76% | 67% |
Central venous catheter | 88% | 88% | 88% | 87% | 92% |
Neutropenia | 6% | 3% | 12% | 8% | 0% |
Vancomycin resistance | 34% | Â | Â | 34% | 23% |
AP2>18 at day 0 | 24% | 24% | 23% | Â | Â |
Mean time to appropriate antimicrobial therapy (days) | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.6* | 0.8* |