Table 2 Bacterial gram-positive culture results, classified by grade of neutropenia
Neutropenia grade | Total * | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Grade 1 | Grade 2 | Grade 3 | Grade 4 | ANC > 2000 | ||
(n = 8) | (n = 11) | (n = 11) | (n = 51) | (n = 61) | (n = 142) | |
Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 |
Methicillin-sensitive staphylococcus aureus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
Enterococcus faecalis | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
Alpha hemolytic streptococcus other pneumoniae | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Coagulase-negative staphylococcus | 7 | 9 | 6 | 37 | 48 | 107 |
Micrococcus luteus | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Streptococcus pneumoniae | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Streptococcus sanguinis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Streptococcus viridians | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |