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Table 1 Clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients underwent laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy surgery suspected of S. marcescens infection

From: Investigation and control of two consecutive Serratia marcescens outbreaks linked to reusable LigaSure devices in an operating room

 

Patient 1

Patient 2

Patient 3

Patient 4

Patient 5

Age (years)

32

36

25

25

43

Gender

Female

Female

Male

Female

Female

Body mass index, kg/m2

37.65

48.44

58.46

44.98

50.9

Type of specimen

Non

Blood

Blood

Blood

Blood

Microbial culture results

-

S. marcescens

S. marcescens

S. marcescens

S. marcescens

Surgical antibiotic prophylaxis

Cefazolin

+Metronidazole

Cefazolin

+Metronidazole

Cefazolin

+Metronidazole

Cefazolin

+Metronidazole

Cefazolin

+Metronidazole

Symptoms of

re-hospitalization

Fever (38 °C) and respiratory distress

Fever (38.5 °C) and chills

Fever (39.5 °C)

Fever (39 °C) and chills

Fever (38.5 °C)

Antibiotics therapy during hospitalization

Meropenem (7 days) Vancomycin (7 pays)

Ceftriaxone (1 day)

Clindamycin (2 days)

Levofloxacin (1 day)

Linezolid (1 day)

Metronidazole (3 days)

Ceftizoxime (2 days)

Ceftizoxime (5 days)

Clindamycin (5 days)

Metronidazole (2 days)

Ceftizoxime (2 days)

Amikacin (3 days)

Metronidazole (3 days)

Ceftizoxime (4 days)

Systolic blood pressure

125

140

135

130

130

Diastolic blood pressure

71

90

85

70

90

O2sat at admission

83

95

95

95

84

Respiratory rate

30

18

19

20

18

Heart rate (pulse)

110

110

120

110

127

WBC

19,100

10,600

18,000

8000

5600

Neutrophil

78.8

56.6

87.2

92

89.3

Lymph

10.9

35

8.4

5.9

8.9

ESR

108

90

108

65

61

CRP

130

168

130

187

145

Length of stay in the ICU (days)

2

-

2

-

1

Length of stay in the hospital (days) (Primary/readmission)

11 days

2 / 9

9 days

4 / 5

9 days

9 / 0

6 days

2 / 4

7 days

2 / 5

Outcome

Discharge

Discharge

Discharge

Discharge

Discharge