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Table 1 Analysis of the risk factors between 20 patients with ESBL-positive EcBSI and 50 patients with ESBL-negative EcBSI

From: Risk factor analysis for extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Enterobacter cloacaebloodstream infections in central Taiwan

  

ESBL-negative E. cloacae

ESBL-positive E. cloacae

p-value

Total number

Total number

Underlying disease

Diabetes mellitus

 

14

6

 

Liver cirrhosis

 

5

2

 

Cancer

 

12

5

 

Uremia

 

3

1

 

McCabe category

A

19

5

0.03

B

19

5

 

C

12

10

 

Belong to Health care-associated infection

 

36

20

0.04

Invasive procedures before E. cloacae infection

 

4

20

0.481

Chemotherapy before E. cloacae infection

 

1

2

0.482

Operation before E. cloacae infection

 

15

1

0.481

Usage of central venous catheter before E. cloacae infection

 

50

20

0.464

Usage of peripheral catheter before E. cloacae infection

 

50

20

0.301

Usage of arterial catheter before E. cloacae infection

 

24

18

0.857

Usage of Swan-Guan catheter before E. cloacae infection

 

4

3

0.481

Usage of total parenteral nutrition before E. cloacae infection

 

35

17

0.65

Usage of antibiotics before E. cloacae infection

 

46

17

0.023

Usage of ventilator before E. cloacae infection

 

47

19

0.037

Usage of Foley catheter

 

42

20

0.657

  1. P-value by chi-squared test or Fisher’s exact test when appropriate.