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. 2024 Aug 22;24:309. doi: 10.1186/s12866-024-03465-4

Table 2.

Univariate and multivariate analysis of risk factors for 28-day mortality in patients with KP-BSIs

Variables No survivors(n = 39) Survivors (n = 95) Univariate analysis Multivariate analysis
OR (95% CI) P value OR (95% CI) P value
Demographic
Gender Male, n(%) 28 (71.8) 58 (61.1) 1.624 (0.722–3.651) 0.241
Age (Years, mean ± SD) 68.6 ± 15.5 67.2 ± 17 1.004 (0.982–1.027) 0.695
Hospital stay before BSIs, days (median, IQR) 17 (7, 33) 2 (1, 13) 1.040 (1.017–1.064) 0.001
Microbiologic eradication after 6 days 18 (46.2) 10 (10.5) 7.286 (2.937–18.076) < 0.0001 3.569 (1.119–11.387) 0.032
Underlying diseases
Hepatobiliary and pancreatic diseases 9 (23.1) 43 (45.3) 0.363 (0.155–0.847) 0.019
Kidney diseases 12 (30.8) 25 (26.3) 1.244 (0.549–2.823) 0.601
Chronic lung diseases 10 (25.6) 12 (12.6) 2.385 (0.932–6.104) 0.070
Diabetes mellitus 12 (30.8) 40 (42.1) 0.611 (0.277–1.350) 0.223
Cardiovascular diseases 21 (53.8) 39 (41.1) 1.675 (0.791–3.549) 0.178
Hypoproteinemia 27 (69.2) 63 (66.3) 1.143 (0.512–2.549) 0.744
CCI score (median, IQR) 5 (3.5, 6) 4.5 (3, 6) 0.986 (0.834–1.165) 0.866
Invasive procedures
Mechanical ventilation 18 (46.2) 19 (20.0) 3.429 (1.532–7.674) 0.003
Urinary catheterization 25 (64.1) 41 (43.2) 2.352 (1.089–5.080) 0.029
Gastric catheterization 19 (48.7) 22 (23.2) 3.152 (1.433–6.934) 0.004
Central venous catheterization 21 (53.8) 25 (26.3) 3.267 (1.501–7.110) 0.003
Medical history
IUC stay (previous 1 month) 19 (48.7) 27 (28.4) 2.393 (1.108–5.168) 0.026
Prior surgery (previous 1 month) 14 (35.9) 21 (22.1) 1.973 (0.874–4.454) 0.102
Severity of illness at the time of BSIs
Pitt bacteremia score (median, IQR) 4 (1, 7) 1 (1, 3) 1.583 (1.296–1.933) < 0.0001 1.609 (1.226–2.111) 0.001
Treatment
Inappropriate empirical treatment after BSIs 26 (66.7) 29 (30.5) 4.552 (2.053–10.091) < 0.0001 6.756 (1.992–23.753) 0.003
Inappropriate definitive treatment after BSIs 3 (7.7) 6 (6.3) 1.236 (0.293–5.212) 0.773
CRKP infection, n(%) 23 (59) 27 (28.4) 3.620 (1.662–7.885) 0.001

Data are expressed as n (%) or median (IQR)

Abbreviations: CCI, Charlson comorbidity index; CRKP, carbapenem-resistant K.pneumoniae; BSIs, bloodstream infections; OR, odds ratio