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24 October 2020: Clinical Research

Risk Factors Affecting Clinical Outcome in Patients with Carbapenem-Resistant : A Retrospective Study

Gefei He 1DEGF* , Juanjuan Huang 1DEF* , Shiqiong Huang 1B , Ji Sun 1C , Yulv Zhou 2B , Hong Tan 3B , Hui Shen 4C , Zhuan Li 1AG* , Jiyang Liu 1AG*

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.925693

Med Sci Monit 2020; 26:e925693

Table 1 Characteristics of 97 patients with CRKP in the effective and noneffective groups.

VariableTotal (n=97)Effective (n=67)Noneffective (n=30)p-Value
Age71.32±16.7971.2±16.3771.57±18.260.924
Male55 (57.00)36 (53.73)19 (63.33)0.383
APCHE2 score12.28±5.6811.48±5.3114.73±5.900.008
Length of hospitalization (days)64.91±103.4862.56±99.6770.17±114.760.741
ICU52 (53.61)30 (45.78)22 (73.33)0.09
Surgical40 (41.23)24 (35.82)16 (53.33)0.105
History of antimicrobials in the past 90 days58 (59.79)39 (58.21)19 (63.33)0.63
Hospital history in the past 90 days46 (47.42)29 (43.28)17 (56.66)0.222
Multisite infection47 (48.45)34 (50.74)13 (43.33)0.5
Mixed infection66 (68.04)45 (67.16)21 (70.00)0.782
Hypertension61 (62.88)45 (67.16)16 (53.33)0.193
Diabetes mellitus20 (20.62)14 (20.89)6 (20.00)0.92
Hypohepatia31 (31.96)19 (28.35)12 (40.00)0.256
Cardiac insufficiency52 (53.61)37 (55.22)15 (50.00)0.633
Renal insufficiency20 (20.62)11 (16.41)9 (30.00)0.126
Malignancy3 (3.09)1 (1.49)2 (6.67)0.174
Hypoproteinemia50 (51.55)30 (44.77)20 (66.67)0.046
Mechanical ventilation60 (61.85)36 (53.73)24 (80.00)0.014
Arteriovenous catheterization50 (51.55)29 (43.28)21 (70.00)0.015
Indwelling gastric tube31 (31.96)16 (23.88)15 (50.00)0.011
Indwelling urethral catheter68 (70.10)42 (62.68)26 (86.67)0.017
Tracheal intubation44 (45.36)25 (37.31)19 (63.33)0.017
Peripherally inserted central venous catheters27 (27.83)17 (25.37)10 (33.33)0.419
Indwelling jejunal tube9 (9.28)4 (5.97)5 (16.6)0.093
Exposure to carbapenems49 (50.52)28 (41.79)21 (70.00)0.01
Exposure to tigecycline8 (8.25)4 (5.97)4 (13.33)0.223
Exposure to compound sulfamethoxazole4 (4.12)3 (4.47)1 (3.33)0.793

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