A TTP-incorporated scoring model for predicting mortality of solid tumor patients with bloodstream infection caused by Escherichia coli.

Background: Few mortality-scoring models are available for solid tumor patients who are predisposed to develop Escherichia coli-caused bloodstream infection (ECBSI). We aimed to develop a mortality-scoring model by using information from blood culture time to positivity (TTP) and other clinical variables.

Methods: A cohort of solid tumor patients who were admitted to hospital with ECBSI and received empirical antimicrobial therapy was enrolled.

Clinical outcome of bloodstream infection in cancer patients with/without biofilm formation: a single-center retrospective study.

Background: Extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing (ESBL-EC) is one of the main antimicrobial-resistant pathogens. Little data are available on how biofilm formation (BF) contributes to EC-caused bloodstream infection (BSI) in cancer patients. This study investigated the impact of BF on clinical outcomes of cancer patients with EC-caused BSI.