Table 4.
Characteristics of patients with A. baumannii infection
| Parameter |
Survived
(n=61) |
Expired
(n=24) |
P -value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age(months) (mean±standard deviation) | 25.3 (34.1) | 23.2 (35.4) | 0.9 |
| Age ≤1 year | 18 | 31 | 0.05 |
| Male:Female | 14:10 | 42:19 | 0.4 |
| Previous hospitalization (n=32) | 11 | 21 | 0.3 |
| Major surgeries (n=6) | 03 | 03 | 0.3 |
| Prior use of broad spectrum antibiotics (n=84) | 24 | 60 | 0.7 |
| PICU stay(days) (mean±standard deviation) | 28.3 (14.5) | 20.1 (10.4.) | 0.4 |
| Use of central venous catheters (n=79) | 23 | 56 | 0.6 |
| Mechanical ventilation required (n=78) | 24 | 54 | 0.2 |
| Shock (n=58) | 23 | 35 | 0.0002 |
| Disseminated intravascular coagulopathy (DIC) | 13 | 11 | 0.001 |
| Acute kidney Injury | 7 | 4 | 0.01 |