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. 2022 Dec 2;12:20808. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-25493-8

Table 2.

Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with A. baumannii infection.

Total (%)
N = 81
Fatal (%)
N = 67
Survived (%)
N = 14
p-value
Period
Pre-Pandemic, 27 Months (January 2018–March 2020) 27 (33.33) 22 (32.84) 5 (35.71) 0.835
Pandemic, 27 Months (April 2020–June 2022) 54 (66.67) 45 (67.16) 9 (64.28) 0.835
Demographic characteristics
Median Age (IQR) 70 (61–79) 69 (59–79) 70 (64–77) 0.685
Female Gender 48 (59.3) 39 (58.2) 9 (64.3) 0.674
Inflammatory markers
Median Procalcitonin (IQR) 3.56 (1.08–22.81) 4.00 (1.08–25.13) 1.91 (1.08–4.63) 0.183
Median CRP (IQR) 213.6 (140.9–329.5) 214.3 (150.3–301.6) 174.4 (98.3–364.0) 0.861
Clinical characteristics
Mechanical ventilation 77 (95.06) 66 (98.51) 11 (78.57) 0.002
COVID-19 38 (46.91) 34 (50.75) 4 (28.57) 0.223
Fever > 38 °C 47 (58.02) 37 (55.22) 10 (71.43) 0.264
Comorbidity 66 (81.48) 54 (80.60) 12 (85.71) 0.654
Median Apache Score (IQR) 20 (15–27) 19.5 (15–24) 27 (20–30) 0.204
Malignancy 36 (44.44) 30 (44.78) 6 (42.86) 0.895
Healthcare associated 51 (62.96) 40 (59.70) 11 (78.57) 0.184
Infection site
Tracheal aspirate 69 (85.18) 61 (91.04) 8 (57.14) 0.001
Blood 24 (29.63) 17 (25.37) 7 (50.00) 0.066
Urine 1 (1.23) 1 (1.49) 0 N/A
Antimicrobial resistance
Amikacin resistance 65 (80.25) 55 (82.09) 10 (71.43) 0.362
Gentamicin resistance 65 (80.25) 55 (82.09) 10 (71.43) 0.362
Meropenem resistance 73 (90.12) 62 (83.78) 11 (78.57) 0.111
Imipenem resistance 73 (90.12) 62 (83.78) 11 (78.57) 0.111
Ceftazidime resistance 74 (91.36) 62 (83.78) 12 (85.71) 0.409
Piperacillin/Tazobactam resistance 74 (91.36) 62 (83.78) 12 (85.71) 0.409
Ciprofloxacin resistance 73 (90.12) 62 (83.78) 11 (78.57) 0.067
Colistin resistance 0 0 0 N/A

Significant values are in [bold].