Table 1.
Characteristics of patients | Healthcare-associated group N = 104 (91%) |
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Demographic characteristics: | |
Male sex | 56 (54) |
Age: median; years (inter-quartile range) | 71 (62-79) |
Patients over 65 years | 67 (64) |
Nursing home residents, n (% of patients over 65 years) | 16 (24) |
Proportion of ambulatory or hospitalized patients: | |
Outpatients | 15 (14) |
Inpatients | 89 (86) |
Co-morbidities: | |
CIRS*: mean global score ± SD (inter-quartile range) | 10.5 ± 3.9 (8-13) |
CIRS: mean nr of different categories ± SD (inter-quartile range) | 5.2 ± 2.0 (4-7) |
Mean Norton Index ± SD;/20 points (inter-quartile range) | 14.8 ± 3.6 (12-18) |
Diabetes Mellitus | 24 (23) |
Chronic renal insufficiency | 24 (23) |
Heart failure | 13 (12.5) |
Severe chronic respiratory disease | 17 (16) |
Cirrhoses | 3 (3) |
Haematological malignancies | 8 (8) |
Pressure ulcers | 16 (15) |
Urinary catheters | 38 (37) |
Wounds | 34 (33) |
PEG** or tracheotomy | 7 (7) |
Medications: | |
Proton pump inhibitors | 34 (33) |
Histamine2 receptor antagonist | 25 (24) |
Number of patients previously exposed to antibiotics: | 60 (58) |
Mean antibiotic use ± SD (inter-quartile range) | 2 ± 1.5 (1-3) |
Clinical infection due to an ESBL microorganism: | 68 (65) |
Urinary tract infection | 38 (55.9) |
Respiratory tract infection | 18 (26.5) |
Bloodstream infection | 6 (8.8) |
Others | 6 (8.8) |
Simple ESBL carriers (colonization): | 36 (35) |
Previous known MRSA carriage: | 9 (9) |
Contact with health care system: | |
Previous hospitalization within 1 year | 68 (65) |
Multiple contacts within 1 year | 71 (68) |
Admission to ICU§ during current hospitalization | 30 (29) |
Median overall LOS§§, days (inter-quartile range): | 23 (13-39) |
Proportion with a long LOS (≥ 8 days) | 77 (87) |
Number of death: | 12 (12) |
Data are provided in absolute number and percentage between brackets. * CIRS: Cumulative Illness Rating Scale for Geriatrics; **PEG: Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy; § ICU: Intensive Care Unit; §§ LOS: Length of hospital stay;