Characteristics of Enterococcus species bloodstream infections among adults with and without onco-hematological malignancies : Experiences from the national center of Hungary

Introduction: Over the past decade, enterococcal bloodstream infection (BSI) shows increasing incidence globally among the elderly and in patients with comorbidities. In this study, we aimed to assess microbiological and clinical characteristics and long-term outcomes of BSIs caused by Enterococcus spp. in adult patients with and without active onco-hematological malignancies hospitalized at a national referral institute.

Methods: A prospective analysis of consecutive enterococcal BSI cases was conducted in the National Institute of Hematology and Infectious Diseases (Budapest, Hungary) between December 2019 and April 2022. We compared characteristics and outcomes at 30-days and 1 year after diagnosis among patients with and without onco-hematological malignancies.

Results: In total, 141 patients were included (median age 68 ± 21 years, female sex 36.9%), 37% (52/141) had active onco-hematological malignancies. The distribution of species was as follows: 50.4% Enterococcus faecalis, 46.1% Enterococcus faecium, 1.4% Enterococcus avium and Enterococcus gallinarum, and 0.7% Enterococcus raffinosus. No statistically significant differences in all-cause mortality rates were observed between patient subgroups at 30 days (32.7 vs. 28.1%; P = 0.57) and 1 year (75.0 vs. 60.7%; P = 0.09).

Conclusion: Enterococcal bloodstream infections yielded a relevant burden of morbidity, but with no statistical difference in long-term outcomes of adult patients with and without active onco-hematological malignancies.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

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2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2024

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European journal of microbiology & immunology - (2024) vom: 27. März

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Marosi, Bence [VerfasserIn]
Kádár, Béla [VerfasserIn]
Bruzsa, Anna [VerfasserIn]
Kocsis, Laura [VerfasserIn]
Kamotsay, Katalin [VerfasserIn]
Sinkó, János [VerfasserIn]
Szabó, Bálint Gergely [VerfasserIn]
Lakatos, Botond [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Bloodstream infection
Enterococcaemia
Enterococcus faecalis
Enterococcus faecium
Enterococcus sp.
Journal Article
Mortality
Survival

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Date Revised 27.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status Publisher

doi:

10.1556/1886.2024.00011

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NLM370259483