Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecium Bacteremia in a Tertiary Care Hospital: Epidemiology, Antimicrobial Susceptibility, and Outcome

Table 1

Clinical characteristics of 35 patients with bloodstream infection by vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium.

Age, years, median (IQR)	46.0 (32.0)
Female sex	14 (40.0)
Type of underlying disease
Hematologic malignancy	9 (25.7)
Solid malignancy	7 (20.0)
Cirrhosis	4 (11.4)
Diabetes mellitus	3 (8.5)
Connective tissue disease	2 (5.7)
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	1 (2.8)
Others*	9 (25.7)
APACHE II score, median (IQR)	26 (10)
Initial plasma CRP, mg/L, median (IQR)	128.5 (177.0)
Initial serum albumin, g/L, median (IQR)	2.4 (1.0)
Acute kidney injury at the onset of bacteremia	12 (34.2)
ICU-acquired bloodstream infection	22 (62.8)

Data presented as 𝑛 (%) unless otherwise indicated. IQR: interquartile range (P75–P25); CRP: C-reactive protein; ICU: intensive care unit. *Others include isolated cases of heart failure, abdominal aortic aneurysm, acute mesenteric ischemia, ischemic stroke, spinal cord injury, vesicorectal fistula, necrotizing fasciitis, cytomegalovirus colitis, and spontaneous pneumothorax.