Risk factors for significant bacteremia:
(1) age > 60 years of age
(2) cirrhosis
(3) cancer
(4) immunosuppression
Clinical findings in patients with C. fetus bacteremia may include:
(1) transient bacteremia (common in immunocompetent patients)
(2) febrile diarrhea
(3) cellulitis
(4) endovascular infection (endocarditis, indwelling catheter, mycotic aneurysm, infected aneurysm/shunt/bypass, thrombophlebitis, etc)
(5) infection of a medical device (joint prosthesis, pacemaker, vascular shunt, aortic graft, indwelling catheter)
Factors associated with a fatal outcome within 30 days:
(1) underlying cancer
(2) fever without other clinical manifestations or identified port of entry
