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. 2023 Jul 24;23:490. doi: 10.1186/s12879-023-08453-z

Table 4.

Multivariate results for risk factors for IET by ABR status

Factor All positive cultures ABR-positive cultures MDR-positive cultures
OR (CI) P OR (CI) P OR (CI) P
ABR 2.59 (2.52–2.65) < 0.001 NA NA NA NA
MDR 1.84 (1.78–1.89) < 0.001 1.86 (1.81–1.92) < 0.001 NA NA
SARS-CoV-2 Status
 Pre SARS-CoV-2 Ref Ref Ref
 SARS-CoV-2 positive 1.20 (1.15–1.26) < 0.001 1.07 (1.02–1.12) 0.005 1.13 (1.03–1.25) 0.013
 SARS-CoV-2 negative 0.99 (0.97–1.01) 0.564 1.01 (0.98–1.04) 0.396 1.03 (0.98–1.08) 0.237
 SARS-CoV-2 not tested 1.01 (0.98–1.04) 0.651 0.99 (0.96–1.03) 0.621 1.01 (0.95–1.07) 0.814
Source
 Othera Ref Ref Ref
 Respiratory 1.24 (1.18–1.29) < 0.001 1.05 (1.00-1.09) 0.042 1.11 (1.02–1.20) 0.021
 Urine 0.92 (0.89–0.95) < 0.001 1.01 (0.96–1.05) 0.767 1.23 (1.16–1.31) < 0.001
 Blood 0.48 (0.46–0.50) < 0.001 0.66 (0.63–0.70) < 0.001 0.68 (0.62–0.73) < 0.001
Onset
 Community-onset Ref Ref Ref
 Hospital-onset 1.13 (1.10–1.17) < 0.001 1.08 (1.03–1.12) < 0.001 0.89 (0.84–0.94) < 0.001
Pathogen type
 Gram negative only Ref Ref Ref
 Both gram negative and gram positive 1.70 (1.63–1.77) < 0.001 2.19 (1.88–2.55) < 0.001 1.98 (1.66–2.36) < 0.001
 Gram positive only 1.62 (1.57–1.66) < 0.001 0.35 (0.29–0.41) < 0.001 0.30 (0.25–0.37) < 0.001
Specific pathogen
S. aureus or S. pneumoniae Ref Ref Ref
Enterococcus spp. 8.65 (8.18–9.14) < 0.001 2.92 (2.65–3.22) < 0.001 2.91 (2.62–3.24) < 0.001
S. maltophilia or Acinetobacter complex 5.40 (4.56–6.39) < 0.001 1.63 (1.31–2.03) < 0.001 1.33 (1.02–1.72) 0.032
 Multiple bacterial pathogens 2.35 (2.06–2.68) < 0.001 1.11 (0.94–1.30) 0.233 0.93 (0.87–1.02) 0.127
P. aeruginosa 1.99 (1.72–2.30) < 0.001 0.83 (0.69–0.99) 0.048 0.76 (0.60–0.95) 0.018
 Enterobacterales 0.58 (0.51–0.68) < 0.001 0.40 (0.33–0.47) < 0.001 0.37 (0.30–0.47) < 0.001
Underlying condition
 No underlying condition Ref Ref Ref
 Liver dysfunction 1.11 (1.08–1.13) < 0.001 1.08 (1.05–1.11) < 0.001 1.06 (1.01–1.10) 0.021
 Heart failure or myocardial injury 1.06 (1.03–1.09) < 0.001 1.08 (1.04–1.11) < 0.001 1.11 (1.06–1.17) < 0.001
 Renal failure/ insufficiency 1.06 (1.04–1.09) < 0.001 1.03 (0.99–1.06) 0.118 1.07 (1.02–1.12) 0.005
 Diabetes 1.01 (0.98–1.03) 0.165 1.00 (0.97–1.03) 0.937 1.00 (0.95–1.05) 0.989
 Cytokine release syndrome 0.99 (0.96–1.01) 0.900 0.98 (0.94–1.03) 0.432 0.94 (0.88-1.00) 0.065
 Sepsis 0.98 (0.94–1.02) 0.263 0.98 (0.96–1.01) 0.648 0.95 (0.90–1.02) 0.165
Age
 18–54 years (Q1) Ref Ref Ref
 55–69 years (Q2) 1.06 (1.03–1.09) < 0.001 1.05 (1.01–1.10) 0.011 1.06 (1.01–1.13) 0.032
 70–79 years (Q3) 1.09 (1.06–1.13) < 0.001 1.06 (1.02–1.11) 0.006 1.10 (1.04–1.17) 0.001
 ≥ 80 years (Q4) 1.10 (1.06–1.13) < 0.001 1.01 (0.97–1.06) 0.540 1.13 (1.06–1.20) < 0.001
Other characteristics
 Prior 30-day admission 1.11 (1.07–1.16) < 0.001 1.17 (1.11–1.22) < 0.001 1.12 (1.04–1.20) 0.001
 Prior 90-day admission 1.10 (1.06–1.13) < 0.001 1.12 (1.07–1.16) < 0.001 1.05 (1.00-1.10) 0.050
 Female 1.03 (1.01–1.05) 0.013 1.08 (1.05–1.12) < 0.001 1.11 (1.06–1.16) < 0.001
 Ventilated or ICU 1.02 (0.98–1.06) 0.244 0.97 (0.94–1.01) 0.114 0.97 (0.92–1.02) 0.217
 Antibiotic daysb 1.02 (1.02–1.02) < 0.001 1.01 (1.01–1.01) < 0.001 1.01 (1.00-1.01) < 0.001
 LOS daysb 1.00 (1.00-1.01) < 0.001 1.01 (1.00-1.01) < 0.001 1.01 (1.00-1.01) < 0.001

Definitions: ABR = antibiotic resistant; CI = confidence interval; ICU = intensive care unit; IET = inadequate empiric therapy; LOS = length of stay; MDR = multidrug resistant; OR = odds ratio; Q = quarter; Ref = reference group; SARS-CoV-2 = severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2

Data are presented OR (CI). Data for hospital characteristics and geographic location are presented in Supplemental Table S1. Multivariate results were adjusted for all variables shown here and in Supplemental Table S1.

aIntra-abdominal, skin/wound, and cultures not defined by the specified categories.

bIncrease in odds for each additional day.