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. 2021 Apr 19;65(5):e02267-20. doi: 10.1128/AAC.02267-20

TABLE 3.

Univariate and multivariate analysis of factors predicting microbiological failure at month 1 from the initiation of therapy with oral fosfomycin (n = 137)

Factora Value
P value Univariateb
Multivariatec
Microbiological cure (n = 82) Microbiological failure (n = 55) OR 95% CI OR 95% CI P value
Age at diagnosis of AB (yrs) (mean ± SD) 55.3 ± 12.9 56.6 ± 14.6 0.362
Female gender (n [%]) 44 (53.7) 35 (66.0) 0.154
Time interval from transplantation to diagnosis of AB (mo) (median [IQR]) 3.9 (1.2–16.9) 3.2 (1.3–11.1) 0.986
Previous kidney transplantation (n [%]) 13 (15.9) 9 (16.4) 0.936
Diabetic nephropathy (n [%]) 15 (18.3) 9 (16.4) 0.771
Polycystic kidney disease [(n [%]) 14 (17.1) 9 (16.4) 0.913
Previous UTI (n [%])d 30 (36.6) 32 (58.2) 0.013 2.92 1.39–6.12 2.42 1.11–5.29 0.027
Anatomical abnormality of the urinary tract (n [%]) 19 (23.2) 12 (21.8) 0.853
Double-J ureteral stenting (n [%]) 15 (18.3) 11 (20.0) 0.803
Indwelling urinary catheter (n [%]) 6 (7.3) 2 (3.6) 0.475
Percutaneous nephrostomy (n [%]) 5 (6.1) 1 (1.8) 0.401
Daily corticosteroid dose (mg) (median [IQR]) 10 (5–20) 8.8 (5–10) 0.130
eGFR at diagnosis (ml/min) (mean ± SD) 42.9 ± 19.3 42.7 ± 22.5 0.956
Trometamol fosfomycin (n [%]) 46 (56.1) 26 (47.3) 0.311
Salvage therapy (n [%]) 2 (2.4) 13 (23.6) 0.000 10.92 2.33–51.31 8.31 1.67–41.35 0.010
Multidrug-resistant isolate (n [%]) 45 (58.4) 33 (61.1) 0.759
ESBL-producing isolate (n [%]) 12 (14.6) 16 (29.1) 0.040 2.12 0.89–5.02
Carbapenem-resistant isolate (n [%]) 4 (4.9) 0 (0.0) 0.149
Daily fosfomycin dose (g) (median [IQR]) 3 (1.5–3) 3 (1.5–3) 0.494
Duration of therapy (days) (median [IQR]) 3 (2–7) 3 (2–10) 0.636
a

AB, asymptomatic bacteriuria; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; ESBL, extended-spectrum β-lactamase; IQR, interquartile range; UTI, urinary tract infection.

b

OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.

c

Hosmer-Lemeshow P value = 0.781.

d

Within the previous 3 months.