Objective: To investigate the clinical impact of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) colonization in patients with hematologic malignancies and associated risk factors.
Materials And Methods: Patients colonized and infected with VRE were identified from an institutional surveillance database between January 2010 and December 2013. A retrospective case-control study was performed to identify the risk factors associated with development of VRE infection in VRE-colonized patients.
Results: Fecal VRE colonization was documented in 72 of 229 children (31.4%). Seven VRE-colonized patients developed subsequent systemic VRE infection (9.7%). Types of VRE infections included bacteremia (n=5), urinary tract infection (n=1), and meningitis (n=1). Enterococcus faecium was isolated in all VRE infections. Multivariate analysis revealed severe neutropenia and previous bacteremia with another pathogen as independent risk factors for VRE infection development in colonized patients [odds ratio (OR): 35.4, confidence interval (CI): 1.7-72.3, p=0.02 and OR: 20.6, CI: 1.3-48.6, p=0.03, respectively]. No deaths attributable to VRE occurred.
Conclusion: VRE colonization has important consequences in pediatric cancer patients.
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