Clinical predictors for enterococcal bacteraemia in patients with bacteraemic intra-abdominal infections

Abstract

This study was performed to determine clinical predictors for enterococcal bacteraemia among hospitalized patients with suspected sepsis of abdominal origin. Among patients with bacteraemic intra-abdominal infections, 50 patients with enterococcal bacteraemia were compared with 618 patients with Gram-negative bacteraemia. Nosocomial acquisition and recent operation were found to be significantly associated with enterococcal bacteraemia, along with haematological malignancy, percutaneous trans-hepatic biliary drainage, and solid tumour (p < 0.05 for all).

Acknowledgements

This study was supported by a grant from the Korea Center for Disease Control and Prevention (2007-E-00129-00, 2007-E00037-00) and by a grant from the Korea Food and Drug Administration. The authors would like to thank all participating investigators in the Korean Network for the Study of Infectious Diseases (KONSID). KONSID members are as follows; Jae-Hoon Song, Cheol-In Kang, Doo Ryeon Chung, Kyong Ran Peck, Nam Yong Lee, Yae Jean Kim (Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea); Kwan Soo Ko (Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea); Joon-Sup Yeom (Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine); Hyun Kyun Ki, Hae Suk Cheong (Konkuk University Hospital); Jun Seong Son (Kyunghee University Hospital); Choon Kwan Kim (Seoul Veterans Hospital); Jin Seo Lee (Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital); Seung Soon Lee (Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital); Eun Seok Kim (Anyang Sam Hospital); Eu Suk Kim (Dongguk University College of Medicine); Yeon-Sook Kim (Chungnam National University Hospital); Ji-Young Rhee (Dankook University Hospital); Sook-In Jung, Kyung Hwa Park (Chonnam National University Hospital); Shin-Woo Kim, Hyun-Ha Chang (Kyungpook National University Hospital); Seong Yeol Ryu (Keimyung University Dongsan Medical Center); Ki Tae Kwon (Daegu Fatima Hospital); Hyuck Lee, Dong Sik Jung (Dong-A University Hospital); Chisook Moon (Inje University Busan Paik Hospital); Sang Taek Heo (Gyeongsang National University Hospital); and Sang Yop Shin (Cheju National University Hospital).

Declaration of interest: The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the paper.