Volume 28, Number 11—November 2022
CME ACTIVITY - Synopsis
Severe Pneumonia Caused by Corynebacterium striatum in Adults, Seoul, South Korea, 2014–2019
Yun Woo Lee1, Jin Won Huh1, Sang-Bum Hong, Jiwon Jung, Min Jae Kim, Yong Pil Chong, Sung-Han Kim, Heungsup Sung, Kyung-Hyun Do, Sang-Oh Lee, Chae-Man Lim, Yang Soo Kim, Younsuck Koh, and Sang-Ho Choi
Table 5
Outcomes of adult patients with severe Corynebacterium striatum and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus pneumonia, Seoul, South Korea, 2014–2019*
| Outcome | Total, n = 130 | C. striatum, n = 27 | MRSA, n = 103 | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Death |
||||
| Total | n = 103 | n = 27 | n = 103 | NA |
| 30 days | 41 (31.5) | 11 (40.7) | 30 (29.1) | 0.25 |
| 60 days | 57 (43.8) | 14 (48.1) | 44 (42.7) | 0.61 |
| 90 days | 68 (52.3) | 16 (59.3) | 52 (50.5) | 0.42 |
| In-hospital |
73 (56.2) |
19 (70.4) |
54 (52.4) |
0.09 |
| Death among patient categories | ||||
| Nonimmunocompromised patients | n = 89 | n = 13 | n = 76 | NA |
| 30 days | 21 (23.6) | 5 (38.5) | 16 (21.1) | 0.18 |
| 60 days | 31 (34.8) | 5 (38.5) | 26 (34.2) | 0.76 |
| 90 days | 40 (44.9) | 7 (53.8) | 33 (43.4) | 0.49 |
| In-hospital | 40 (44.9) | 7 (53.8) | 33 (43.4) | 0.49 |
| Immunocompromised patients | n = 41 | n = 14 | n = 27 | NA |
| 30 days | 20 (48.8) | 6 (42.9) | 14 (51.9) | 0.59 |
| 60 days | 26 (63.4) | 8 (57.1) | 18 (66.7) | 0.55 |
| 90 days | 28 (68.3) | 9 (64.3) | 19 (70.4) | 0.73 |
| In-hospital |
33 (80.5) |
12 (85.7) |
21 (77.8) |
0.69 |
| Median ICU stay, d (IQR) | 14.0 (8.0–26.3) | 14.0 (9.0–27.0) | 14.0 (8.0–26.0) | 0.33 |
| Median hospital stay after ICU admission, d (IQR) | 29.5 (14.0–57.0) | 30.0 (16.0–81.0) | 29.0 (14.0–55.0) | 0.48 |
*Values are no. (%) except as indicated. ICU, intensive care unit; MRSA, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; NA, not applicable.
1These authors contributed equally to this article.
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