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. 2022 Mar 22;15:1205–1218. doi: 10.2147/IDR.S357746

Table 4.

Analysis of Risk Factors of CR-GNB Clearance Failure After PMB Treatment

Risk Factors Success N=136 Failure N=209 P Binary Logistic Regression
B OR 95% CI P
Sex (male) 96 (70.59%) 148 (70.80%) 0.964
Age (years) 56 (46.25–70.00) 58 (48–71) 0.460
Mechanical ventilation 94 (69.12%) 153 (73.20%) 0.411
Vasoactive agents 63 (46.32%) 115 (55.00%) 0.114
Admission to ICU 94 (69.12%) 152 (72.70%) 0.469
APACHE II score 20 (14.00–23.50) 20 (15–26) 0.387
Primary disease
 Cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases 84 (61.76%) 138 (66.00%) 0.419
 Respiratory diseases 110 (80.88%) 175 (83.70%) 0.495
 Kidney disease 56 (41.17%) 102 (48.80%) 0.165
 Liver disease 33 (24.26%) 53 (25.40%) 0.818
 Diseases of digestive system 29 (21.32%) 42 (20.10%) 0.783
 Nutritional diseases 27 (19.85%) 26 (12.40%) 0.062 −0.576 0.562 0.299–1.057 0.074
 Diabetes mellitus 22 (16.18%) 41 (19.60%) 0.419
Infection site
 Respiratory tract 120 (88.23%) 188 (90.00%) 0.615
 Blood 33 (24.26%) 52 (24.90%) 0.897
 Urinary system 21 (15.44%) 16 (7.70%) 0.022 −0.956 0.384 0.180–0.821 0.014
 Intracranial 11 (8.09%) 10 (4.80%) 0.210
 Digestive tract 15 (11.03%) 23 (11.00%) 0.994
 Wound 6 (4.41%) 9 (4.30%) 0.963
Pathogenic bacteria (CR-GNB)
Acinetobacter baumannii 79 (58.08%) 91 (43.50%) 0.008 −0.597 0.551 0.323–0.938 0.028
Klebsiella pneumoniae 39 (28.70%) 70 (33.50%) 0.347
Pseudomonas aeruginosa 15 (11.00%) 45 (21.50%) 0.012 0.600 1.822 0.866–3.836 0.114
E. coli or E. cloacae 3 (2.20%) 3 (1.40%) 0.684
Multiple site infection 72 (52.94%) 110 (52.88%) 0.955
Antimicrobial susceptibility
 Tigecycline MIC >2 (mg/L) 89 (65.44%) 120 (57.69%) 0.787
 Polymyxin MIC >2 (mg/L) 2 (1.50%) 7 (3.40%) 0.456
Previous carbapenem treatment time (days) 3 (0–12) 5 (0–12) 0.232
Previous tigecycline treatment time (days) 0 (0–7) 0 (0–7) 0.145
Previous use of carbapenem 84 (61.80%) 142 (67.90%) 0.238
Previous use of tigecycline 50 (36.80%) 99 (47.40%) 0.052 0.313 1.368 0.844–2.218 0.204
Preemptive therapy 114 (83.80%) 148 (70.80%) 0.006 −0.294 0.745 0.328–1.692 0.482
Delay days of PMB use (days) 0 (0–1) 1 (0–4) 0.015 0.058 1.060 0.983–1.143 0.127
Loading dose≥2.0mg/kg 31 (22.79%) 48 (23.00%) 0.970
Maintenance dose≥1.25mg/kg q12h 15 (11.00%) 27 (12.90%) 0.600
Use loading dose 66 (48.53%) 88 (42.10%) 0.241
Maintenance dose (mg/kg q12h) 0.83 (0.83–1.00) 0.83 (0.83–1.00) 0.833
Loading dose (mg/kg) 1.20 (0.83–1.67) 1 (0.83–1.67) 0.402
Cumulative dose (mg) 1150 (700–1550) 950 (550–1350) 0.015 0.000 1.000 1.000–1.001 0.296
Treatment duration time (days) 12 (7.50–15.50) 10 (6–14) 0.006 −0.068 0.935 0.873–1.000 0.051
Combination of drugs
 Tigecycline 44 (32.35%) 76 (36.40%) 0.445
 Carbapenems 38 (27.94%) 58 (27.80%) 0.969
 β-lactams 49 (36.03%) 67 (32.10%) 0.445
 Glycopeptides 21 (15.44%) 32 (15.30%) 0.974
 Others 15 (11.03%) 29 (13.90%) 0.439

Notes: Bold font indicates data with significant differences. B indicates regression coefficient.

Abbreviations: PMB, Polymyxin B; ICU, Intensive Care Unit; APACHE II, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II; CR-GNB, Carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative Bacteria; MIC, minimum inhibitory concentration.