Table 2 Demographic and clinical variables of the CRAT cases
Patient | Gender | Age (Y) | Indication | Catheter-tip location | L-Asparaginase | Positive cultures |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | F | 2 | Brain tumor | RA | No | Urine: Klebsiella pneumoniae |
2 | F | 8 | Low-risk; Pre-B ALL | SVC-RAJ | Yes | Urine: Klebsiella pneumoniae |
3 | F | 3 | Standard risk; Pre-B ALL | SVC-RAJ | Yes | Blood: Non-enterococcus group D |
4 | F | 6 | Standard risk; T cell ALL | RA | Yes | Urine: E. coli Blood: Staph species, coag. negative |
5 | M | 5 | Standard risk; T cell ALL | SVC-RAJ | Yes | Blood: Chryseobacterium indolgenes |
6 | F | 7 | High risk; Pre-B ALL | RA | Yes | Blood: Streptococcus viridians group Streptococcus mitis |