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. 2016 Apr 22;60(5):3187–3192. doi: 10.1128/AAC.02638-15

TABLE 1.

Patient demographics, clinical characteristics, and outcomes of CR K. pneumoniae bloodstream infections

Patient Age (yr) (sex)a Underlying disease(s)b McCabe and Jackson scorec APACHE II scored Time to BSI (days)e Type of bacteremia Source control (day)f Duration of BSI (days)g Time to initiation of therapy (h)h Antimicrobial regimen (days of therapy) MIC (μg/ml) fori:
Patient outcomej Time to death in days
Aminoglycoside Carbapenem Other
22 58 (F) Lung transplant 3 13 17 Primary Catheter removal (2) 1 87 Gentamicin (9) 1 NA NA Clinical success Alive
29 28 (M) Pancreatitis, DM 3 3 25 Primary Catheter removal (1) 1 110 Gentamicin (14) 2 NA NA Clinical success Alive
103 64 (M) Parkinson's disease, cholangitis 3 19 16 Secondary abdominal IR-guided drainage of pancreatic abscess (2) 1 65 Gentamicin (13) 0.5 NA NA Clinical success Alive
140 45 (F) Multivisceral transplant 3 17 0 Primary Port and catheter removal (4) 7 114 Gentamicin + doripenem (21) 1 8 NA Clinical success Alive
88 85 (F) Pancreatitis 3 8 4 Secondary abdominal None 1 52 Gentamicin + ertapenem (14) 0.5 8 NA Clinical success Alive
116 56 (F) Liver transplant 3 20 1 Secondary abdominal Biliary stent removal (11) 1 64 Gentamicin + doripenem (14) 1 32 NA Clinical success Alive
117 55 (M) Liver transplant 3 10 1 Secondary abdominal None 1 67 Gentamicin + doripenem (10) 0.5 8 NA Clinical success Alive
79 53 (M) ESRD 2 14 25 Secondary wound Bedside debridement 1 22 Gentamicin + doripenem (14) 0.5 8 NA Clinical success Alive
138 63 (M) AML, febrile neutropenia 3 14 48 Primary Catheter removal (4) 2 36 Gentamicin + ciprofloxacin + meropenem (14) 0.5 2 Cipro, 0.06 Clinical success Alive
144 33 (M) Paraplegia 3 9 8 Primary Catheter removal (2 and 7) 6 63 Gentamicin (3) + meropenem-RPX7009 (8) 0.5 8 NA Clinical success Alive
142 70 (M) DM s/p cardiac arrest 2 29 1 Secondary respiratory tract None 1 75 Gentamicin (7) + inhaled gent (7) meropenm (14) 0.5 2 NA Clinical success Alive
119 57 (M) Kidney transplant 3 15 48 Secondary urinary tract Foley catheter removed (1) 5 31 Gentamicin + doripenem (18) 1 4 NA Clinical success Alive
120 58 (M) ESLD, CCA 2 16 3 Secondary abdominal PTC catheter exchange (6) 2 60 Gentamicin + doripenem (15) 1 256 NA Clinical success 33 (due to underlying disease)
69 69 (M) HIV, Burkitt's lymphoma 2 26 12 Primary None 1 59 Gentamicin (10) + colistin (8) + meropenem (12) 0.5 256 Colistin, 0.25 Clinical success 81 (due to Pseudomonas BSI)
66 74 (M) CHF, DM 2 12 7 Primary Catheter removal (3) 2 94 Gentamicin (6) 1 NA NA Clinical success 84 (due to underlying disease)
49 65 (M) Liver transplant and ESRD 2 19 5 Primary Catheter removal (2) 5 86 Gentamicin (14) 2 NA NA Clinical success 73 (due to underlying disease)
30 30 (M) Lung transplant 3 21 72 Primary Catheter removal (4) 3 95 Gentamicin (7) 0.25 NA NA Clinical success 564 (due to underlying disease)
121 32 (M) Multivisceral transplant 3 11 91 Primary Catheter exchange over wire (1), and then removed (3) 3 55 Gentamicin + doripenem (15) 0.5 256 NA Clinical success 126 (due to relapse CR-K. pneumoniae BSI)
61 84 (F) ESRD, chronic respiratory failure, CAD 2 35 1 Primary Catheter removed (1) 1 4 Gentamicin + meropenem (5) 1 8 NA Failure due to death 6
999 64 (M) Liver transplant 3 15 3 Secondary abdominal Biliary balloon dilation (2) 7 72 Gentamicin + doripenem (4) 4 8 NA Failure due to death 7
127 54 (M) Liver transplant and AML 1 17 8 Secondary urinary tract None 3 70 Gentamicin + colistin + meropenem (5) 0.5 4 Colistin, 16 Failure due to death 8
89 67 (F) Rheumatoid arthritis 1 16 10 Secondary abdominal None 1 66 Gentamicin (6) 0.25 NA NA Failure due to death 9
37 85 (F) Chronic respiratory failure and CAD 2 20 2 Primary Catheter removal (1) 1 26 Gentamicin (5) 1 NA NA Failure due to death 10
78 57 (M) Alcoholic cirrhosis 2 25 14 Secondary respiratory tract None 1 55 Gentamicin + colistin + doripenem (7) 0.25 128 Colistin, 4 Failure due to death 10
64 62 (F) Pancreatic CA 1 8 69 Secondary abdominal None 1 97 Gentamicin (6) 1 NA NA Failure due to death 14
128 66 (M) ESLD, ESRD 2 26 19 Secondary abdominal Chronic cholecyctostomy tube 1 28 Gentamicin + doripenem (14) 0.5 128 NA Failure due to death 19
74 61 (F) ESRD 2 15 52 Secondary wound/bone Multiple bedside debridements and wound vacuum 1 46 Gentamicin + meropenem (14) 0.5 128 NA Failure due to death 22
131 73 (F) Cholangiocarcinoma 2 26 3 Secondary abdominal None 4 83 Amikacin + doripenem (23) 16 2 NA Failure due to death 30
114 56 (M) Liver transplant 3 25 1 Secondary abdominal Biliary stent removal (2), biliary drainage and PTC catheter placement (12) 4 43 Gentamicin + doripenem (18) 1 16 NA Failure due to persistent IAI 35
136 52 (M) Pancreatic cancer 2 13 4 Primary Port removed (2) 1 33 Gentamicin + meropenem (10) 1 8 NA Failure due to recurrent BSI (day 20) NAk
39 65 (M) Liver transplant 2 18 1 Secondary abdominal Balloon dilation of choledocojejunostomy to remove stone (6) 4 37 Gentamicin (10) 2 NA NA Failure due to recurrent BSI (day 10) and new IAI (day 11) 1,044
48 60 (M) Liver transplant 2 22 61 Secondary abdominal Abdominal washout (9) 11 127 Gentamicin + colistin + doripenem (8) 0.5 64 Colistin, 0.25 Failure due to persistent BSI requiring change of therapy Alive
91 60 (M) Pancreatitis 3 18 7 Secondary abdominal Percutaneous drainage (3) 1 23 Gentamicin + doripenem (14) 0.5 16 NA Failure due to persistent IAI requiring change of therapy Alive
a

F, female; M, male.

b

DM, diabetes mellitus; ESRD, end-stage renal disease; AML, acute myeloid leukemia; s/p, status-post; ESLD, end-stage liver disease; CCA, cholangiocarcinoma; CHF, congestive heart failure; CAD, coronary artery disease; CA, cancer.

c

As defined by the McCabe and Jackson classification of underlying diseases (16), where 1 = rapidly fatal, 2 = ultimately fatal, and 3 = nonfatal.

d

At the onset of bloodstream infection.

e

Time from hospital admission to positive blood culture. BSI, bloodstream infection (bacteremia).

f

IR, infrared; PTC, percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography.

g

Days of positive blood cultures.

h

Time from collection of blood culture to first dose of combination therapy.

i

NA, not available.

j

IAI, intra-abdominal infection.

k

Discharged to hospice, so date of death was not available.