Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of patients with bacterial infections classified according to the drug resistance of the organism
| Total | Non-DR | MDR | XDR | P vaule1 | P vaule2 | |
| n = 130 | n = 90 | n = 27 | n = 13 | |||
| Age (yr) | 62 (55-73) | 62 (54-63) | 62.5 (54.7-73.2) | 62 (59-79) | 0.928 | 0.379 |
| Gender (Males) | 89 (68.5) | 57 (63.3) | 23 (85.2) | 9 (69.2) | 0.768 | 0.035 |
| Etiology of liver cirrhosis | ||||||
| Alcoholic | 54 (41.5) | 35 (38.9) | 13 (48.1) | 6 (46.2) | 0.476 | 0.718 |
| Viral | 47 (36.1) | 32 (35.6) | 10 (37) | 5 (38.5) | ||
| Other | 29 (22.3) | 23 (25.6) | 4 (14.8) | 2 (15.4) | ||
| MELD | 20 (15-25) | 20 (15-25) | 19.5 (16-23) | 25 (18-36) | 0.947 | 0.044 |
| Hospitalization days over the preceding 6 mo | 10 (5-19) | 9 (4-16) | 15 (6.75-28) | 11 (7.5-22) | 0.014 | 0.249 |
| Nosocomial infections, n (%) | 47 (36.1) | 23 (25.5) | 16 (59.2) | 8 (61.5) | 0.001 | 0.008 |
| HCA infections, n (%) | 75 (57.6) | 48 (53.3) | 18 (66.6) | 9 (69.2) | 0.220 | 0.281 |
| HCA and/or nosocomial infections, n (%) | 99 (76.1) | 59 (65.5) | 27 (100) | 13 (100) | < 0.001 | 0.011 |
1
Comparison between MDR and non-DR;
2
Comparison between XDR and Non-DR, values are expressed in median (interquartile range). HCA: Health care associated infections; MDR: Multi-drug resistant; XDR: Extensively drug resistant.