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18 August 2020 : Clinical Research  

Risk Factors for Acquisition of Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae and Mortality Among Abdominal Solid Organ Transplant Recipients with K. pneumoniae Infections

Di Wu1BCDE, Chunmei Chen2CEF, Taohua Liu3DE, Qiquan Wan1ACDEFG*

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.922996

Med Sci Monit 2020; 26:e922996

Table 2 Univariate and multivariate analysis of risk factors related to crude mortality in K. pneumoniae infection recipients.

CharacteristicsMortalitySurvivalPOR (95% CI)
Total, n (%)20 (29.4)48 (70.6)
Age ≥40 years13 (65)32 (66.7)0.895
Male sex10 (50)33 (68.8)0.144
Temperature ≥39°C2 (10)2 (4.2)0.714
Inappropriate empirical antibiotics16 (80)21 (43.8)0.006*
Nosocomial infection17 (85)24 (50)0.007*
Liver transplantation6 (30)12 (25)0.670
bacteremia13 (65)11 (22.9)0.001*
Early-onset infection15 (75)31 (64.6)0.581
Re-operation4 (20)4 (8.3)0.343
Multiple infected organisms or sites17 (85)11 (22.9)<0.001*
Mechanical ventilation7 (35)6 (12.5)0.070
The use of antithymocyte globulin8 (40)27 (56.3)0.222
The use of tacrolimus15 (75)42 (87.5)0.361
Septic shock6 (30)1 (2.1)0.003*
Platelet count <50,000/mm6 (30)5 (10.4)0.102
Lymphocyte count <300/mm10 (50)15 (31.3)0.144
Albumin <30 g/L5 (25)4 (8.3)0.146
WBC count >15,000/mm7 (35)8 (16.7)0.180
Creatinine >1.5 mg/dL12 (60)26 (54.2)0.659
Carbapenem-resistant 13 (65)25 (52.1)0.328
Multiple infected organisms or sites0.001* 22.034 (4.348–111.653)
Septic shock0.016* 27.090 (1.841–398.512)
-value from Pearson’s χ test or Fisher’s exact test in univariate analysis and from multiple logistic regression in multivariate analysis.
* The -values are statistically significant.
OR – odds ratio; CI – confidence interval; WBC – white blood cells.

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