Research Article
Clinical Characteristics and Laboratory Identification of Aerococcus Infections: An Australian Tertiary Centre Perspective
Table 1
Demographics: UTI, “asymptomatic bacteriuria,” and bloodstream infection.
| | | UTI () | Colonized () | BSI () |
| | Age in years (median, IQR) | 81.5 (54.8–87.3) | 80 (69–87) | 62 (52–78) | | Age ≥ 65 years (, %) | 9 (64.3) | 21 (80.8) | 3 (42.9) | | Male (, %) | 4 (28.6) | 9 (34.6) | 5 (71.4) | | Inpatient (, %) | 8 (57.1) | 17 (65.4) | 6 (85.7) | | Healthcare acquired (, %) | 10 (71.4) | 15 (57.7) | 5 (71.4) | | Immunocompromised (, %) | 1 (7.1) | 6 (23.1) | 1 (14.3) | | Co-Morbidities | | | | | Diabetes (, %) | 3 (21.4) | 8 (30.8) | 2 (28.6) | | Urological conditions (, %) | 4 (28.6) | 10 (38.5) | 3 (42.9) | | Renal disease (, %) | 3 (21.4) | 2 (7.7) | 2 (28.6) | | Cardiac disease (, %) | 5 (35.7) | 9 (34.6) | 4 (57.1) | | Stroke (, %) | 1 (7.1) | 6 (23.1) | 1 (14.3) | | Impaired cognition (, %) | 5 (35.7) | 11 (42.3) | 0 (0.0) | | Age-adjusted Charlson Co-morbidity Index (median, IQR) | 5 (2.8–6.1) | 5 (4–6.3) | 5 (2–7) | | UTI within last one year (, %) | 4 (28.6) | 4 (15.4) | 0 (0.0) | | Indwelling Catheter Status | | | | | Permanent (, %) | 2 (14.3) | 3 (11.5) | 0 (0.0) | | Transient (, %) | 2 (14.3) | 4 (15.4) | 4 (57.1) | | Urological procedures 30 d prior (, %) | 1 (7.1) | 1 (3.8) | 0 (0.0) |
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BSI: bloodstream infections, CVC: central venous catheter, IDC: indwelling urinary catheter, IQR: interquartile range, UTI: urinary tract infection.
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