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. 2019 Jan 23;6(3):ofz027. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofz027

Table 4.

Selected Bivariate Associations for Labs and Medications Received

ES-GNR ER-GNR P ACS-GNR ACR-GNR P
No. 16861 563 29664 1307
Labs on day of culture
WBC 12.4 [8.6 to 17.1] 13.5 [9.4 to 19.3] <.001 12.4 [8.6 to 17.2] 14.15 [9.7 to 19.45] <.001
Hemoglobin 10.1 [8.7 to 11.7] 9.1 [8.2 to 10.3] <.001 9.9 [8.7 to 11.5] 9.2 [8.2 to 10.4] <.001
Hematocrit 30.8 [26.7 to 35.4] 28.1 [25 to 31.8] <.001 30.5 [26.6 to 35] 28.6 [25.3 to 32.3] <.001
Platelets 204 [132 to 287] 207 [103 to 306] .767 205 [132 to 290] 227 [132 to 329] <.001
Sodium 137.3 (5.7) 137.7 (5.3) .158 137.3 (5.5) 138.1 (5.6) <.001
Potassium 4.1 (0.6) 4.1 (0.6) .394 4.1 (0.6) 4.1 (0.6) .019
Chloride 102.4 (6.6) 102.2 (6.4) .488 102.6 (6.5) 102.5 (7) .730
Bicarbonate 24.2 (4.5) 24.4 (4.9) .215 24.3 (4.7) 25.3 (5.4) <.001
Anion gap 10.7 (4) 11 (4.3) .086 10.4 (4) 10.3 (4.3) .310
Creatinine 1.4 (1.3) 1.5 (1.4) .011 1.4 (1.4) 1.4 (1.3) .895
BUN 28 (22.5) 33.9 (25.1) <.001 28.3 (23.1) 34.7 (29) <.001
GFR 69 [39 to 100] 63 [33 to 100] .035 71 [39 to 100] 73 [38 to 100] .192
Glucose 137 (60) 135 (56) .470 135 (58) 134 (58) .416
Magnesium 1.7 (0.3) 1.7 (0.3) <.001 1.7 (0.3) 1.7 (0.3) <.001
Calcium 8.6 (0.8) 8.6 (0.9) .985 8.6 (0.8) 8.6 (0.9) .673
Phosphorus 3.3 (1.2) 3.4 (1.4) .080 3.3 (1.1) 3.4 (1.3) .026
Days since:
Last antibiotic 0 [0 to 12] 0 [0 to 2] <.001 0 [0 to 8] 0 [0 to 0] <.001
Last aminoglycoside 100 [100 to 100] 100 [100 to 100] <.001 100 [100 to 100] 100 [100 to 100] <.001
Last antipseudomonal carbapenema 100 [100 to 100] 100 [29 to 100] <.001 100 [100 to 100] 100 [6 to 100] <.001
Last ertapenem 100 [100 to 100] 100 [100 to 100] <.001 100 [100 to 100] 100 [100 to 100] <.001
Last carbapenem (any) 100 [100 to 100] 100 [10 to 100] <.001 100 [100 to 100] 100 [0 to 100] <.001
Last fluoroquinolone 100 [100 to 100] 100 [44 to 100] <.001 100 [100 to 100] 100 [42 to 100] <.001
Last penicillin 100 [2 to 100] 27 [1 to 100] <.001 100 [1 to 100] 67.5 [3.5 to 100] .005
Last anti-MRSA 100 [1 to 100] 7 [0 to 100] <.001 100 [0 to 100] 5 [0 to 100] <.001
Last colistin 100 [100 to 100] 100 [100 to 100] <.001 100 [100 to 100] 100 [100 to 100] <.001
Last aztreonam 100 [100 to 100] 100 [100 to 100] .005 100 [100 to 100] 100 [100 to 100] <.001
Last beta-lactam 1 [0 to 100] 0 [0 to 10] <.001 0 [0 to 100] 0 [0 to 11] <.001
Last acid suppressant 0 [0 to 100] 0 [0 to 0] <.001 0 [0 to 100] 0 [0 to 1] <.001
Last probiotic 100 [100 to 100] 100 [100 to 100] <.001 100 [100 to 100] 100 [100 to 100] <.001
Last steroid 100 [100 to 100] 100 [2 to 100] <.001 100 [58 to 100] 100 [68.5 to 100] .925
Last chemotherapy 100 [100 to 100] 100 [100 to 100] .197 100 [100 to 100] 100 [100 to 100] .079
Last immunosuppressant 100 [10 to 100] 100 [0 to 100] <.001 100 [1 to 100] 100 [26.5 to 100] .218
Last blood product 100 [100 to 100] 100 [9 to 100] <.001 100 [100 to 100] 100 [35 to 100] <.001

Normally distributed outcomes are reported as mean (SD), and non–normally distributed outcomes are reported as median [interquartile range]. Binary outcomes are reported as percent positive.

Abbreviations: ACR-GNR, antipseudomonal (nonertapenem) carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative rods; ACS-GNR, antipseudomonal carbapenem-susceptible Gram-negative rods; BUN, blood urea nitrogen; ER-GNR, ertapenem-resistant Gram-negative rods; ES-GNR, ertapenem-susceptible Gram-negative rods; GFR, race-adjusted glomerular filtration rate; MRSA, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; WBC, white blood cell count.

aAntipseudomonal carbapenem: meropenem, imipenem, or doripenem.