Table 2 Microbiological documentation in NSTIs according to neutropenic status
Isolated bacteria | Non-neutropenic patients | Neutropenic patients | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
N = 149 | N = 76 | ||
Gram-negative bacteria | |||
Enterobacterales | 52 (34.9) | 34 (44.7) | 0.15 |
Escherichia coli | 23 (15.4) | 19 (25) | 0.08 |
Enterobacter cloacae | 6 (4) | 3 (3.9) | |
Klebsiella pneumoniae | 10 (6.7) | 4 (5.3) | |
Proteus mirabilis | 11 (7.4) | 1 (1.3) | |
Citrobacter spp | 5 (3.4) | 2 (2.6) | |
Klebsiella oxytoca | 3 (2) | 0 (0) | |
Morganella morganii | 3 (2) | 0 (0) | |
Serratia marcescens | 4 (2.7) | 1 (1.3) | |
Unprecised | 6 (7.9) | ||
Non-fermenting bacteria | 26 (17.4) | 29 (38.2) | < 0.001 |
Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 24 (16.1) | 24 (31.6) | 0.007 |
Acinetobacter spp. | 4 (2.7) | 1 (1.3) | |
Pseudomonas stutzeri | 0 (0) | 1 (1.3) | |
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia | 0 (0) | 3 (3.9) | |
Gram-positive bacteria | |||
Streptococcus pyogenes | 38 (25.5) | 0 (0) | < 0.001 |
Other streptococcus species | 47 (31.5) | 8 (10.5) | < 0.001 |
Streptococcus agalactiae | 10 (6.7) | 0 (0) | |
Streptococcus anginosus | 12 (8.1) | 0 (0) | |
Streptococcus constellatus | 5 (3.4) | 1 (1.3) | |
Streptococcus oralis | 4 (2.7) | 0 (0) | |
Streptococcus dysgalactiae | 5 (3.4) | 1 (1.3) | |
Enterococcus faecium | 8 (5.4) | 3 (3.9) | |
Enterococcus faecalis | 14 (9.4) | 2 (2.6) | |
Enterococcus durans | 0 (0) | 1 (1.3) | |
Staphylococcus aureus | 38 (25.5) | 3 (3.9) | < 0.001 |
Staphylococcus coag neg | 7 (4.7) | 6 (7.9) | |
Anaerobic bacteria | 15 (10.1) | 6 (7.9) | 0.59 |
Other | 11 (7.4) | 5 (6.6) | 0.82 |
Undocumented | – | 7 (9.2) | |