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. 2020 Feb 28;72(4):611–621. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa061

Table 1.

Baseline Patient Characteristics for Any Patient Who Received Ceftazidime-Avib actam for Presumed Carbapenem-Resistant Gram-negative Infections

Variable Values
Age, median (IQR), years 59.7 (49.1–70.4)
Sex
 Male 914 (60)
 Female 610 (40)
Race
 White 924 (60)
 African American 347 (23)
 Other 196 (13)
 Unknown 57 (4)
Comorbid conditiona
 Congestive heart failure 426 (28)
 Diabetes mellitus 425 (28)
 Transplant 58 (4)
 Malignancy 79 (5)
 Dialysis 171 (11)
 Tracheostomy 202 (13)
 Chronic kidney disease 544 (36)
 Neutropenia 82 (5)
Presumed site of infectionb
 Abdominal 286 (19)
 Bacteremia 95 (6)
 Central nervous system 9 (0.6)
 Central venous catheter 126 (8)
 Respiratory 590 (39)
 Skin/soft tissue 157(10)
 Urinary 510 (34)
 Unknown/other 380 (25)
APR-DRG severity of Illness
 Minor 11 (0.7)
 Moderate 104 (7)
 Major 475 (32)
 Extreme 899 (60)
APR-DRG risk of mortality
 Minor 79 (5)
 Moderate 256 (17)
 Major 584 (39)
 Extreme 570 (38)
ICU during first dose 460 (49)
Vasopressor administrationc 633 (42)
Mechanical ventilation 241 (16)
Overall length of stay, median (IQR), days 19 (3.5–34.5)

Data are shown as n (%) unless otherwise indicated. N = 1524 patients.

Abbreviations: APR-DRG, All Patient Refined Diagnosis Related Group; ICU, intensive care unit; IQR, interquartile range.

aComorbid conditions reported on admission (see Supplementary Table 1 for list of associated International Classification of Diseases, 9th and 10th revision, codes).

bNon–mutually exclusive.

cDefined as administration of dopamine, epinephrine, norepinephrine, phenylephrine, or vasopressin ±1 day from initial ceftazidime-avibactam administration.