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. 2019 Sep 23;63(10):e00845-19. doi: 10.1128/AAC.00845-19

TABLE 2.

Association between antecedent carbapenem exposure and types of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceaea

Variable Patients with:
Values by analysis
NCPCREb
(n = 387)
CPEbc
(n = 456)
Univariate
Multivariated
OR (95% CI) P value aOR (95% CI) P value
Exposure of interest
    Carbapenem exposed 197 (50.9) 118 (25.9) 2.97 (2.22–3.97) <0.001 3.48 (2.395.09) <0.001
Demographics
    Gender, male 200 (51.7) 273 (59.9) 0.72 (0.55–0.94) 0.02 0.69 (0.510.94)e 0.02
    Age, median years (IQR) 68 (57–80) 67 (58–77) 0.55
Medical history (1 year before culture)
    Charlson score, median (IQR) 5 (3–8) 6 (3–8) 0.05 0.97 (0.92–1.01) 0.15
    Hospitalization 255 (65.9) 327 (71.7) 0.76 (0.57–1.02) 0.07 0.70 (0.500.99)e 0.05
    Upper gastrointestinal scopes 80 (20.7) 108 (23.7) 0.84 (0.61–1.16) 0.30
    Lower gastrointestinal scopes 47 (12.1) 53 (11.6) 1.05 (0.69–1.60) 0.82
    Surgery 241 (62.3) 305 (66.9) 0.82 (0.62–1.08) 0.16
    Multidrug-resistant organismsf 152 (39.3) 167 (36.6) 1.12 (0.85–1.48) 0.43
Current hospitalization
    Time at riskg , median days (IQR) 12 (2–31) 8 (1–23.5) <0.001 1.00 (0.99–1.00) 0.34
    ICU at the time of culture 85 (22.0) 124 (27.2) 0.75 (0.55–1.03) 0.08 0.54 (0.370.81)e 0.003
    Feeding tubeh 144 (37.2) 157 (34.4) 1.13 (0.85–1.50) 0.40
    Central venous lineh 164 (42.4) 160 (35.1) 1.36 (1.03–1.80) 0.03 0.99 (0.69–1.43) 0.97
Antibiotic exposure during 30 days before culture (proportions)
    Third- and fourth-generation cephalosporins 122 (31.5) 125 (27.4) 1.22 (0.91–1.64) 0.19 1.00 (0.67–1.49) >0.99
    Extended-spectrum penicillins 228 (58.9) 258 (56.6) 1.10 (0.84–1.45) 0.49 1.09 (0.80–1.48) 0.60
    Fluoroquinolones 100 (25.8) 87 (19.1) 1.48 (1.07–2.05) 0.02 1.15 (0.80–1.68) 0.45
    Aminoglycosides 66 (17.1) 52 (11.4) 1.60 (1.08–2.36) 0.02 1.02 (0.64–1.63) 0.93
    Tigecycline 9 (2.3) 9 (1.9) 1.18 (0.46–3.00) 0.73
    Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole 37 (9.6) 17 (3.7) 2.73 (1.51–4.93) 0.001 2.44 (1.274.69) 0.01
    Metronidazole 94 (24.3) 89 (19.5) 1.32 (0.95–1.84) 0.10 1.20 (0.78–1.84) 0.42
Specimen type
    Clinical cultures (versus surveillance cultures) 224 (57.9) 201 (44.1) 1.74 (1.33–2.29) <0.001 1.03 (0.74–1.43) 0.87
a

Abbreviations: NCPCRE, non-carbapenemase-producing carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae; CPE, carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae; ICU, intensive care unit; IQR, interquartile range; OR, odd ratio; aOR, adjusted odds ratio.

b

Unless otherwise indicated, values are n (%).

c

CPE is the reference comparison group (control group) unless stated otherwise.

d

Random effect logistic regression model allowing for clustering within hospitals and adjusted for month of CRE sample collection. Statistically significant values are shown in boldface.

e

For ease of interpretation of risk factors for CPE, the logistic regression model was repeated with NCPCRE as the reference group and the results were as follows: male gender (aOR,1.45; 95% CI, 1.07 to 1.97; P = 0.02); hospitalization during preceding 1 year (aOR, 1.42; 95% CI, 1.01 to 2.02; P = 0.05), and being in the ICU at the time of culture (aOR, 1.84; 95% CI, 1.24 to 2.74; P = 0.003).

f

Multidrug-resistant organisms includes methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB), vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE), and carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (CRPA).

g

Days from admission to collection of culture.

h

During time at risk.