Table 1.
Baseline Characteristics of Patients With Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae–positive Culture, Stratified by 14-Day Inpatient Mortality
| Characteristic | Survived (Median [IQR] or n [%]) (n = 385) |
Dieda (Median [IQR] or n [%]) (n = 90) |
Total (Median [IQR] or n [%]) (N = 475) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, y | 63 (51–73) | 63 (53–75) | 63 (51–74) |
| Male | 185 (48) | 43 (48) | 228 (48) |
| Charlson comorbidity index | 3 (1–5) | 3 (2–5) | 3 (1–5) |
| Culture source | |||
| Blood | 89 (23) | 35 (39) | 124 (26) |
| Respiratory | 95 (25) | 32 (36) | 127 (27) |
| Urine | 111 (29) | 7 (8) | 118 (25) |
| Wound | 46 (12) | 9 (10) | 55 (12) |
| Other | 44 (11) | 7 (8) | 51 (11) |
| Pitt bacteremia score | 2 (1–4) | 4 (4–6) | 3 (1–4) |
| Hypotension | 181 (47) | 79 (88) | 260 (55) |
| Mechanical ventilation | 180 (47) | 76 (84) | 256 (54) |
| Cardiac arrest | 4 (1) | 13 (14) | 17 (4) |
| Maximum temperature (°C) | |||
| 36.1–38.9 | 334 (87) | 68 (76) | 402 (85) |
| 35.1–36.0 or 39.0–39.9 | 46 (12) | 18 (20) | 64 (13) |
| ≤35.0 or ≥40.0 | 5 (1) | 4 (4) | 9 (2) |
| Mental status | |||
| Normal | 279 (72) | 62 (69) | 341 (72) |
| Disoriented | 61 (16) | 6 (7) | 67 (14) |
| Stuporous | 31 (8) | 11 (12) | 42 (9) |
| Comatose | 14 (4) | 11 (12) | 25 (5) |
Abbreviation: IQR, interquartile range.
aInpatient mortality within 14 days of baseline (collection date of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae–positive culture).