Volume 19, Number 1—January 2013
Dispatch
Linezolid Dependence in Staphylococcus epidermidis Bloodstream Isolates
Table 1
Demographic and clinical characteristics of 27 patients with bloodstream infections who yielded linezolid-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis, Greece, 2008–2010
Patient characteristics | Finding |
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Mean age, y, ± SD | 46.9 ± 21.7 |
Male sex, no. (%) | 16 (59.3) |
Comorbidities >2, no. (%) | 8 (29.6) |
Mean hospital stay, d ± SD | 27.1 ± 9.8 |
Use of mechanical ventilation | |
Isolates recovered during ventilation, no. (%) |
21 (77.8) |
Mean duration, d ± SD |
23.4 ± 9.7 |
Presence of central venous catheter | |
No. (%) patients |
27 (100) |
Mean duration, d ± SD |
27.1 ± 9.8 |
Presence of foreign material, no. (%) | 11 (40.7) |
Admission from other hospital, no. (%) | 6 (22.2) |
Prior hospitalization, no. (%) | 10 (37.0) |
Linezolid administration | |
No. (%) patients |
25 (92.6) |
Mean duration, d ± SD |
12.9 ± 7.4 |
In-hospital deaths, % | 18.5 |