Table 1.
Demographic, laboratory and clinical variables of 91 ASOT recipients with MDR GNB
| Characteristics | Value |
|---|---|
| Age, median years (IQR) | 45 (35-54) |
| Sex, number of male (%) | 62 (68.1) |
| Temperature of 40 °C or greater, no. of cases (%) | 12 (13.2) |
| Nosocomial origin, no. of cases (%) | 74 (81.3 |
| Inappropriate antimicrobial use, no. of cases (%) | 34 (37.4) |
| Septic shock, no. of cases (%) | 33 (36.3) |
| The type of donor, no. of cases (%) | |
| Living-related | 11 (12.1) |
| DCD | 45 (49.5) |
| Deceased | 35 (38.5) |
| The type of transplantation, no. of cases (%) | |
| Liver | 44 (48.4) |
| Kidney | 47 (51.6) |
| Site of primary infection, no. of cases (%) | |
| Lung | 37 (40.7) |
| Intra-abdominal/biliary | 21 (23.1) |
| Urinary tract | 13 (14.3) |
| Vascular catheter | 5 (5.5) |
| Gastrointestinal tract | 3 (3.3) |
| Unknown | 13 (14.3) |
| Type of organisms, no. of cases (%) | |
| Monomicrobial | 83 (91.2) |
| Polymicrobial | 8 (9.8) |
| Non-fermentative bacteremia, no. of cases (%) | |
| Yes | 36 (39.6) |
| No | 55 (60.4) |
| ESBL (+) rods, no. of cases (%) | |
| Yes | 73 (80.2) |
| No | 18 (19.8) |
| Carbapenem-resistant rods, no. of cases (%) | |
| Yes | 38 (41.8) |
| No | 53 (58.2) |
| Time of bacteremia onse, no. of cases (%) | |
| < 2 months posttransplant (early-onset) | 62 (68.1) |
| ≥ 2 months posttransplant (late-onset) | 29 (31.9) |
| Laboratory variables, no. of cases (%) | |
| Platelet count < 50000/mm3 | 39 (42.9) |
| Lymphocyte count < 300/mm3 | 32 (35.2) |
| Albumin < 30 g/L | 16 (17.6) |
| WBC count > 15000/mm3 | 27 (29.7) |
| Creatinine > 1.5 mg/dL at onset of bacteremia | 42 (46.2) |
| Creatinine at 1 week after bacteremia | |
| > 1.5 mg/dL | 26 (28.6) |
| ≤ 1.5 mg/dL | 49 (53.8) |
| Missing due to death within 1 week after bacteremia | 16 (17.6) |
| Related mortality, no. of cases (%) | 36 (39.6) |
ASOT abdominal solid organ transplantation, DCD donation after cardiac death, ESBL extended-spectrum beta-lactamase, MDR multidrug-resistant, GNB gram-negative bacteremia, IQR interquartile range, WBC white blood cells