Table 2.
Relationships between CRE and VRE results in perirectal swabs and patient clinical characteristics after admission to the unit.
| CRE (Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacterales) | VRE (Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive n (%) |
Negative n (%) |
Total n (%) |
p < 0.05 | Positive n (%) |
Negative n (%) |
Total n (%) |
p < 0.05 | ||
| Duration of hospitalization after referral |
125 (100) | 0.089 | 125 (100) | 0.039 | |||||
| 1–10 days | 7 (20.6) | 28 (30.8) | 35 (28.0) | 3 (50) | 32 (26.9) | 35 (28.0) | |||
| 11–20 days | 6 (17.6) | 24 (26.4) | 30 (24.0) | 3 (50) | 27 (22.7) | 30 (24.0) | |||
| >20 days | 21 (61.8) | 39 (42.9) | 60 (48.0) | 0 (0) | 60 (50.4) | 60 (48.0) | |||
| Mechanical ventilator support | 125 (100) | 1.000 | 125 (100) | 0.401 | |||||
| Yes | 15 (44.1) | 39 (42.9) | 54 (43.2) | 4 (66.7) | 50 (42) | 54 (43.2) | |||
| No | 19 (55.9) | 52 (57.1) | 71 (41.6) | 2 (33.3) | 69 (58) | 71 (56.8) | |||
| Sepsis | 125 (100) | 0.818 | 125 (100) | 0.895 | |||||
| None | 16 (47.1) | 41 (45.1) | 57 (45.6) | 2 (33.3) | 55 (46.2) | 57 (45.6) | |||
| Clinical sepsis | 11 (32.4) | 32 (35.2) | 43 (34.4) | 3 (50) | 40 (33.6) | 43 (34.4) | |||
| Proven sepsis | 3 (8.8) | 4 (4.4) | 7 (5.6) | 1 (16.7) | 6 (5) | 7 (5.6) | |||
| Suspicious sepsis | 4 (11.8) | 14 (15.4) | 18 (14.4) | 0 (0) | 18 (15.1) | 18 (14.4) | |||
| * Laboratory | |||||||||
| White blood cell (mm3) | 11,510 (8800–16,290) | 10,770 (8340–14,200) | - | 0.451 | 9220 (8870–147,20) | 11,430 (8350–14,550) | - | 0.817 | |
| C-reactive protein (mg/L) | 1.7 (0.5–12.5) | 2.7 (0.7–15.5) | - | 0.564 | 7 (1.4–12) | 2.5 (0.6–15.5) | - | 0.564 | |
| Procalcitonin (ng/dL) | 2.4 (0.8–3.4) | 2 (0.7–3.5) | - | 0.814 | 3.5 (2.6–3.8) | 2 (0.7–3.2) | - | 0.039 | |
| Band-neutrophil ratio | 0.2 (0.1–0.2) | 0.1 (0.1–0.2) | - | 0.619 | 0.2 (0.2–0.3) | 0.1 (0.1–0.2) | - | 0.087 | |
| Blood culture factor | 125 (100) | 0.323 | 125 (100) | 0.038 | |||||
| No growth | 31 (91.2) | 87 (95.6) | 118 (94.4) | 5 (83.3) | 113 (95) | 118 (94.4) | |||
| MRCNS | 2 (5.9) | 3 (3.3) | 5 (4.0) | 0 (0) | 5 (4.2) | 5 (4.0) | |||
| K. pneumonia | 1 (2.9) | 1 (1.1) | 2 (1.6) | 1 (16.7) | 1 (0.8) | 2 (1.6) | |||
| Mortality | 125 (100) | 0.206 | 125 (100) | 0.461 | |||||
| No | 33 (97.1) | 82 (90.1) | 115 (92.0) | 6 (100) | 109 (91.6) | 115 (92.0) | |||
| Yes | 1 (2.9) | 9 (9.9) | 10 (8.0) | 0 (0.0) | 10 (8.1) | 10 (8.0) | |||
* Median (minimum and maximum) values are given instead of “n” and “%”. Abbreviations: CRE, carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriales; VRE, vancomycin-resistant Enterococci; MRCNS, methicillin resistant coagulase-negative Staphylococci; K. Pneumonia, Klebsiella pneumonia.