Table 2 Evaluation of blood stream infections.

No. of BSI events

30

25

No. (%) of patients with at least 1 BSI

24 (27)

21 (24)

0.74

No. (%) of BSI with CoNS* or MRSE^§

14 (47)

3 (11)

0.004

   CoNS: 4 (13)

   CoNS: 3 (11)

   MRSE: 10 (33)

   MRSE: 0 (0)

Incidence density^‡ for All BSI events (CI₉₅)

4.93 (3.33–7.04)

3.82 (2.52–5.56)

0.35

Incidence density^‡ calculated with the number of specific isolates

   BSI with CoNS/MRSE

2.30 (1.26–3.86)

0.45 (0.09–1.31)

0.004

   BSI other Gram positive

0.66 (0.18–1.68)

1.19 (0.52–2.35)

0.32

   BSI E. coli

0.66 (0.18–1.68)

1.49 (0.72–2.74)

0.15

   BSI all Gram negative

1,97 (1.02–3.44)

2.24 (1.25–3.69)

0.74