Table 3 Comparison between the patients with community-acquired and hospital-acquired colonization with VRE

Demographics

 Mean age (years)

74

73

 Gender: male: female

9:4

4:1

Primary hematologic disease (n)

 Myelodysplastic syndrome

3

3

 Non-hodgkin lymphoma

0

1

 Multiple myeloma

7

0

 Chronic lymphocytic leukemia

2

1

Underling diseases (n)

 Chronic heart failure

9

3

 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

1

1

 Chronic renal failure

2

0

 Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus

5

1

 Obesity

2

0

 Chemotherapy

8

0

 Corticosteroids use

7

2

Medications prior the hospital admission (н)

 Cardiovascular medications

9

3

 Endocrine medications

6

2

 COPD medications

1

1

 Nonsteroids

2

2

 Other medications^a

1

0

Antibiotic use in last 30 days and during the current hospital stay (n)

 3rd generation cephalosporins

1

2

 Fluroquinolones

1

0

 Carbapenems

0

1

 Vancomycin

0

1

 Metronidazole

0

1