Table 1.

Patient characteristics and outcomes

Discovery cohort (n = 20)Validation cohort (n = 23)
Age, median (range), y 53 (22-74) 59 (27-79) 
Sex   
 Male 9 (45) 10 (43) 
 Female 11 (55) 13 (57) 
Acute leukemia type   
 Myeloid (AML) 16 (80) 23 (100) 
 Lymphoblastic (ALL) 4 (20) 
Treatment phase   
 First induction 13 (65) 6 (26) 
 Reinduction/salvage 7 (35) 17 (74) 
Chemotherapy regimen   
 7 + 3 9 (45) 16 (70) 
 Clo/Ara-C 2 (10) 7 (30) 
 MEC 5 (25) 
 PETHEMA ALL-AR-0349  2 (10) 
 GRAAPH-200550 2 (10) 
Total parenteral nutrition 5 (25) 9 (39) 
NF  19 (95) 23 (100) 
 No. of new episodes per patient, mean 1.8 1.5 
Bloodstream infection by day 28 6 (30) 8 (35) 
 Bacteroides fragilis, n 
 Enterobacter cloacae, n 
 Enterococcus faecalis, n 
Enterococcus faecium, n 
Staphylococcus aureus, n 
 Staphylococcus epidermidis, n 
 Staphylococcus haemolyticus, n 
Streptococcus mitis, n 
Streptococcus sanguinis, n 
C difficile infection 4 (20) 3 (13) 
Antibacterial antibiotics by day 28   
 Fluoroquinolones 18 (90) 19 (83) 
 Cephalosporins (generation 3+) 15 (75) 23 (100) 
 Carbapenems 3 (15) 3 (13) 
 Piperacillin-tazobactam 6 (30) 15 (65) 
 Metronidazole 7 (35) 10 (43) 
 Oral vancomycin 3 (15) 3 (13) 
 IV vancomycin 10 (50) 17 (74) 
Discovery cohort (n = 20)Validation cohort (n = 23)
Age, median (range), y 53 (22-74) 59 (27-79) 
Sex   
 Male 9 (45) 10 (43) 
 Female 11 (55) 13 (57) 
Acute leukemia type   
 Myeloid (AML) 16 (80) 23 (100) 
 Lymphoblastic (ALL) 4 (20) 
Treatment phase   
 First induction 13 (65) 6 (26) 
 Reinduction/salvage 7 (35) 17 (74) 
Chemotherapy regimen   
 7 + 3 9 (45) 16 (70) 
 Clo/Ara-C 2 (10) 7 (30) 
 MEC 5 (25) 
 PETHEMA ALL-AR-0349  2 (10) 
 GRAAPH-200550 2 (10) 
Total parenteral nutrition 5 (25) 9 (39) 
NF  19 (95) 23 (100) 
 No. of new episodes per patient, mean 1.8 1.5 
Bloodstream infection by day 28 6 (30) 8 (35) 
 Bacteroides fragilis, n 
 Enterobacter cloacae, n 
 Enterococcus faecalis, n 
Enterococcus faecium, n 
Staphylococcus aureus, n 
 Staphylococcus epidermidis, n 
 Staphylococcus haemolyticus, n 
Streptococcus mitis, n 
Streptococcus sanguinis, n 
C difficile infection 4 (20) 3 (13) 
Antibacterial antibiotics by day 28   
 Fluoroquinolones 18 (90) 19 (83) 
 Cephalosporins (generation 3+) 15 (75) 23 (100) 
 Carbapenems 3 (15) 3 (13) 
 Piperacillin-tazobactam 6 (30) 15 (65) 
 Metronidazole 7 (35) 10 (43) 
 Oral vancomycin 3 (15) 3 (13) 
 IV vancomycin 10 (50) 17 (74) 

Unless otherwise noted, data are n (%).

Clo/Ara-C, clofarabine plus cytarabine; MEC, mitoxantrone plus etoposide plus cytarabine; 7 + 3, cytarabine plus anthracycline (daunorubicin or idarubicin) with or without other drugs.

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