title: Predictors of mortality and poor outcome in cancer patients with E. faecium bloodstream infection.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  To analyze predictors of mortality and poor outcome in cancer patients diagnosed with E. faecium bloodstream infection.
  
  
  METHODS
  Demographic, clinical and microbiological data were collected (January 1998-June 2011).
  
  
  RESULTS
  After multivariate analysis, presence of a urinary catheter was associated with a worse 7-day prognosis, and higher mortality at discharge. A high Charlson index was also associated with higher 7-day mortality.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Presence of a urinary catheter was associated with poor 7-day prognosis and higher mortality at discharge in the present series.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Microbiología Clínica, Clínica Universidad de Navarra, 31008, Pamplona, Spain.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pérez-García
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Beunza
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gea
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Landecho
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mauleón
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Del Pozo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000150:complications* / Q000401:mortality*; D016984:Enterococcus faecium; D005260:Female; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000401:mortality*; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000401:mortality*; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D055815:Young Adult