Volume 29, Number 11—November 2023
Synopsis
Outbreak of Pandoraea commovens Infections among Non–Cystic Fibrosis Intensive Care Patients, Germany, 2019–2021
Tassilo Kruis
, Peter Menzel, Rolf Schwarzer, Solveigh Wiesener, Felix Schoenrath, Frank Klefisch, Miriam Stegemann, and Frieder Pfäfflin
, Peter Menzel, Rolf Schwarzer, Solveigh Wiesener, Felix Schoenrath, Frank Klefisch, Miriam Stegemann, and Frieder Pfäfflin
Table 1
Patient characteristics in an outbreak of Pandoraea commovens among non–cystic fibrosis intensive care patients, Germany, 2019–2021*
| Characteristics |
Value† |
IQR |
|---|---|---|
| Sex | ||
| M | 12 (50) | NA |
| F |
12 (50) |
NA |
| Age, y |
67 (45–81) |
61–69 |
| Length of stay, d |
51 (0–131) |
32–105 |
| Discharged alive |
17 (74) |
NA |
| Time to detect P. commovens, d |
22 (0–131) |
11–45 |
| Intensive care unit admission | 22 (96) | NA |
| Invasive ventilation | 15 (65) | NA |
| Renal replacement therapy |
7 (30) |
NA |
| Surgery |
15 (65) |
NA |
| Antimicrobial drug therapy | ||
| During hospitalization | 23 (100) | NA |
| During previous 3 mo |
14 (82) |
NA |
| Immunosuppressed |
5 (22) |
NA |
| Charlson Comorbidity Index |
6 (0–13) |
3–6 |
| Vascular disease or disorder | ||
| Myocardial infarction | 4 (17) | NA |
| Congestive heart failure | 14 (61) | NA |
| Peripheral vascular disease | 3 (13) | NA |
| Cerebrovascular accident |
3 (13) |
NA |
| Chronic lung disease |
6 (26) |
NA |
| Peptic ulcer disease |
1 (4) |
NA |
| Moderate to severe liver disease |
3 (13) |
NA |
| Moderate to severe CKD |
9 (39) |
NA |
| Diabetes mellitus | 5 (22) | NA |
| Diabetes mellitus with end-organ damage |
4 (17) |
NA |
| Cancer | ||
| Solid tumor | 2 (9) | NA |
| Leukemia | 2 (9) | NA |
| Lymphoma | 2 (9) | NA |
*Data reflect 23 cases, except for sex, median age, and median length of hospitalization (n = 24). CKD, chronic kidney disease. †Values are no. (%) or median (range).
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