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. 2015 Aug 22;8(8):e23569. doi: 10.5812/jjm.23569

Table 2. Comparison of Risk Factors for Fatal and Non-Fatal Patients With Primary Bacteremia and Pneumonia Caused by Stenotrophomonas maltophilia (Univariate Analysis) a.

Variable Non-Survivors (N = 22) Survivors (N = 49) P Value b Odds Ratio (95% CI)
Age ≥ 65, y 18 (81.8) 27 (55.1) 0.036 3.67 (1.08 -12.43)
Male gender 15 (68.2) 32 (65.3) 1 1.14 (0.39 - 3.33)
Co-morbid diseases
Hypertension 12 (54.5) 22 (44.9) 0.608 1.47 (0.54 - 4.05)
Congestive heart failure 5 (22.7) 4 (8.2) 0.124 3.31 (0.79 - 13.81)
Cerebral vascular disease 5 (22.7) 9 (18.4) 0.75 1.31 (0.38 - 4.48)
COPD 12 (54.5) 24 (49.0) 0.799 1.25 (0.46 - 3.43)
Chronic renal failure 0 (0) 6 (12.2) 0.167 0.15 (0.01 - 2.76)
Diabetes mellitus 6 (27.3) 15 (30.6) 1 0.85 (0.28 - 2.60)
Malignancy 5 (22.7) 14 (28.6) 0.774 0.74 (0.23 - 2.38)
Immunosuppression 2 (9.1) 7 (14.3) 0.711 0.60 (0.11 - 3.15)
Stay in ICU 17 (77.3) 20 (40.8) 0.005 4.93 (1.56 - 15.55)
Prior hospitalization c 7 (31.8) 22 (44.9) 0.434 0.57 (0.19 - 1.65)
Prior antibiotic use d 4 (18.2) 15 (30.6) 0.387 0.50 (0.15 - 1.74)
Presence of severe sepsis 8 (36.4) 3 (6.1) 0.003 8.76 (2.04 - 37.57)
Presence of septic shock 9 (40.9) 3 (6.1) 0.008 10.62 (2.50 - 45.02)
Presence of MODS 5 (22.7) 3 (6.1) 0.097 4.51 (0.97 - 20.95)
Polymicrobial infection 2 (9.1) 6 (12.2) 1 1.39 (0.36 - 4.45)
Devices, used
Invasive mechanical ventilation 17 (77.3) 19 (38.8) 0.004 5.37 (1.69 - 16.97)
Central venous catheter 19 (86.4) 34 (69.4) 0.153 2.79 (0.72 - 10.90)
Urinary catheter 20 (90.9) 33 (67.3) 0.042 4.85 (1.0 - 23.35)
Nasogastric catheter 16 (72.7) 22 (44.9) 0.04 3.27 (1.09 - 9.78)
Laboratory data
Anemia 19 (86.4) 36 (73.5) 0.358 2.29 (0.58 - 9.03)
Leukocytosis 14 (63.6) 22 (44.9) 0.2 2.15 (0.76 - 6.05)
Thrombocytopenia 14 (63.6) 13 (26.5) 0.004 4.85 (1.65 - 14.21)
Elevated C-reactive protein 22 (100) 48 (98.0) 1 1.39 (0.05 - 35.54)
Raised erythrocyte 21 (95.5) 44 (89.8) 0.658 2.38 (0.26 - 21.74)
sedimentation rate
Increased blood urine nitrogen 18 (81.8) 21 (42.9) 0.005 6.0 (1.77 - 20.38)
Hypercreatininemia 11 (50.0) 12 (24.5) 0.054 3.08 (1.07 - 8.89)
Treatment data
Inappropriate antibiotic use 14 (63.6) 0 (0.0) < 0.0001 168.9 (9.18 - 3107)

a Abbreviations: CI, Confidence Interval; COPD, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; ICU, Intensive Care Unit; MODS, Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome.

b Univariate analysis.

c Hospitalization for more than 48 hours within three months.

d Administration of antibiotics for more than 24 hours within 30 days.