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. 2010 Apr 7;48(6):2271–2274. doi: 10.1128/JCM.02301-09

TABLE 2.

Univariate analysis for prior antibiotic exposure and invasive procedures among patients with CR KPC-KP and CS KPC-KP isolates

Variable No. (%) of patients
P value Mean duration of indicated exposure or procedure ± SD (days)
P value
CR KPC-KP CS KPC-KP CR KPC-KP CS KPC-KP
Prior antibiotic exposure
    3rd- and 4th-generation cephalosporins 5 (38.5) 14 (35.9) 1 6.4 ± 3.4 9.7 ± 5 0.194
    β-Lactam/β-lactamase inhibitor combinations 6 (46.2) 27 (69.2) 0.187 18.7 ± 6.5 10.5 ± 5.2 0.002
    Aminoglycosides 5 (38.5) 11 (28.2) 0.506 12.2 ± 7 8.6 ± 4.8 0.243
    Quinolones 7 (53.8) 26 (66.7) 0.51 13.7 ± 8.2 9.6 ± 5.3 0.116
    Carbapenems 5 (38.5) 9 (23.1) 0.3 18.4 ± 13.4 12.2 ± 9.3 0.327
    Colistin 4 (30.8) 8 (20.5) 0.466 20.5 ± 13 15.1 ± 7.2 0.369
    Tigecycline 3 (23.1) 6 (15.4) 0.674 15.7 ± 11.5 15.0 ± 4.0 0.897
    Glycopeptides 7 (53.8) 13 (33.3) 0.208 13.4 ± 11.1 14.5 ± 5.5 0.766
    Linezolid 4 (30.8) 6 (15.4) 0.244 14.0 ± 8.3 11.0 ± 7.4 0.564
    Antifungals 4 (30.8) 9 (23.1) 0.714 27.8 ± 22.0 11.6 ± 9.0 0.077
Invasive procedures
    Mechanical ventilation 9 (69.2) 26 (66.7) 1 21 ± 15.6 14.4 ± 7.9 0.105
    Central line catheter 13 (100) 30 (76.9) 0.091 20.2 ± 21.0 17.0 ± 11.4 0.517
    Urinary catheter 13 (100) 37 (94.9) 1 20.5 ± 20.8 15.4 ± 11.8 0.282
    Nasogastric tube 11 (84.6) 30 (76.9) 0.709
    Foreign materiala 5 (38.5) 9 (23.1) 0.3
    Surgical operations after admission 3 (23.1) 10 (25.6) 1
a

Foreign material included prosthetic valves, orthopedic devices, vascular and biliary stents, and pacemakers.