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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Sep 22.
Published in final edited form as: Transpl Infect Dis. 2021 Mar 25;23(4):e13599. doi: 10.1111/tid.13599

TABLE 2.

Predictive tool for ESBL-EB BSI among solid organ transplant recipients

Variable aOR 95% CI P value Points
Colonization or infection with EB organisms in prior 12 mo ESBL-EB organism isolated on prior culture 29.70 13.10-67.30 <.01  5
E. coli isolated on prior culture 0.92 0.41-2.06   .85 −1
EB organism isolated from prior urinary culture 0.55 0.26-1.18   .12 −2
Antimicrobial exposures in prior 6 mo Third-generation cephalosporin 2.87 1.46-5.63 <.01  3
Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole 1.81 1.01-3.24   .05  2
Aminoglycoside 1.16 0.38-3.55   .79  1
Severity of illness in prior 48 h Mechanical ventilation 1.72 0.81-3.66   .16  2
Hypotensiona 1.06 0.77-1.45   .72  1
Immunosuppressive regimen Receipt of non-corticosteroid immunomodulator in prior 30 db 1.45 0.83-2.56   .19  2
Corticosteroid-containing chronic immunosuppressive regimenc 1.44 0.83-2.48   .19  2

Abbreviations: aOR, adjusted odds ratio; BSI, bloodstream infection; CI, confidence interval; EB, Enterobacterales; ESBL, extended-spectrum beta-lactamase.

a

Defined by a drop in systolic blood pressure of > 30 mm Hg and diastolic blood pressure of > 20 mm Hg, requirement for vasopressor, or systolic blood pressure < 90 mm Hg.

b

Receipt of any of the following agents in the 30 d preceding EB BSI: abatacept, anakinra, apremilast, azathioprine, cyclophosphamide, cyclosporine, denosumab, hydroxychloroquine, methotrexate, mycophenolate, rituximab, secukinumab, sulfasalazine, tocilizumab, tofacitinib, infliximab, adalimumab, certolizumab, golimumab, or etanercept.

c

Assessed at the time of EB BSI, including any corticosteroid dose.