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Table 2 Logistic regression analysis of the risk factors for 28-day mortality in patients with adequate empirical therapy

From: Impact of adequate empirical combination therapy on mortality from bacteremic Pseudomonas aeruginosapneumonia

Variable

Univariate analysis

P

Multivariate analysis

P

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

Age

1.00 (0.96-1.04)

.98

  

Male gender

0.48 (0.14-1.76)

.27

  

Underlying disease

  Solid organ malignancy

1.22 (0.42-3.56)

.71

  

  Hematologic malignancy

2.33 (0.84-6.46)

.10

  

  Structural lung disease

0.25 (0.03-2.31)

.22

  

  Neurologic disease

0.21 (0.02-1.81)

.15

  

  Congestive heart failure

2.96 (0.26-34.42)

.39

  

  Hemodialysis

0.69 (0.06-8.05)

.77

  

  Immunosuppression

0.62 (0.20-1.93)

.41

  

McCabe score

  Non-fatal

0.57 (0.09-3.38)

.54

  

  Ultimately fatal

1.20 (0.24-6.11)

.83

  

  Rapidly fatal

1.0 (referent)

   

APACHE II score

1.04 (0.97-1.11)

.32

  

Pitt bacteremia score

1.21 (0.96-1.51)

.10

  

CPIS

1.06 (0.73-1.54)

.77

  

Type of pneumonia

  Community-acquired

1.00 (0.16-6.26)

.99

  

  Healthcare-associated

0.74 (1.12-4.73)

.75

  

  Hospital- acquired

1.02 (0.19-5.37)

.98

  

  Ventilator-associated

1.0 (referent)

   

MDR-P. aeruginosa

0.43 (0.08-2.30)

.32

  

Previous antibiotic therapy

1.42 (0.53-3.86)

.49

  

Initial manifestation within 24 h

  Sepsis

0.36 (0.11-1.17)

.09

0.07 (0.01-0.49)

0.008

  Severe sepsis

0.29 (0.07-1.21)

.09

0.13 (0.02-0.89)

0.04

  Septic shock

1.0 (referent)

   

Type of adequate empirical therapy

  Monotherapy

0.38 (0.14-1.06)

.06

0.05 (0.01-0.34)

0.002

  Combination therapy

1.0 (referent)

   
  1. MDR = multidrug-resistant.