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Table 3 Univariate and multivariate analysis of factors associated with 14-day mortality

From: Bloodstream infections caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae: prevalence of blaKPC, virulence factors and their impacts on clinical outcome

Characteristic

Total

Survivors

Non-survivors

P value

Multivariate analysis

(n = 285)

(n = 231)

(n = 54)

HR (95% CI)

P value

Demographic data

 Age (years), mean (±SD)

56.8 ± 15.9

56.7 ± 16.4

57.2 ± 14.1

0.83

  

 Male sex

199 (69.8)

159 (68.8)

40 (74.1)

0.45

  

ICU hospitalization

69 (24.2)

48 (20.8)

21 (38.9)

0.005

  

Nosocomial acquisition

206 (72.3)

158 (68.4)

48 (88.9)

0.002

  

Underlying diseases

 Diabetes

63 (22.1)

52 (22.5)

11 (20.4)

0.73

  

 Hematologic malignancy

31 (10.9)

23 (10.0)

8 (14.8)

0.30

  

 Solid tumor

67 (23.5)

60 (26.0)

7 (13.0)

0.04

  

 Solid organ transplantation

33 (11.6)

24 (10.4)

9 (16.7)

0.19

  

 Heart disease

35 (12.3)

23 (10.0)

12 (22.2)

0.01

  

 Chronic lung disease

28 (9.8)

25 (10.8)

3 (5.6)

0.24

  

 Chronic kidney disease

62 (21.8)

38 (16.5)

24 (44.4)

< 0.001

  

Origin of BSI

 Respiratory tract

49 (17.2)

28 (12.1)

21 (38.9)

< 0.001

  

 Intraabdominal

36 (12.6)

26 (11.3)

10 (18.5)

0.15

  

 Soft tissue

10 (3.5)

6 (2.6)

4 (7.4)

0.19

  

 Intravenous catheter

10 (3.5)

9 (3.9)

1 (1.9)

0.75

  

 Urinary tract

14 (4.9)

14 (6.1)

0

0.13

  

 Biliary tract

52 (18.2)

51 (22.1)

1 (1.9)

0.001

  

 Liver abscess

28 (9.8)

28 (12.1)

0

0.007

  

 Unknown

72 (25.3)

60 (26.0)

12 (22.2)

0.57

  

 Other(s)

13 (4.6)

8 (3.5)

5 (9.3)

0.14

  

Clinical presentation

 APACHE II score, median (IQR)

18 (12–24)

15 (11–21)

26 (21–33.3)

< 0.001

  

 Pitt bacteremia score, median (IQR)

2 (1–6)

1 (0–3)

8 (4.75–10.5)

< 0.001

1.24 (1.13–1.36)

< 0.001

 Charlson comorbidity index, median (IQR)

2 (1–4)

2 (1–4)

3 (2–5)

0.02

1.24 (1.09–1.41)

0.001

 Septic shock

69 (24.2)

30 (13.0)

39 (72.2)

< 0.001

2.61 (1.28–5.35)

0.009

 MODS

48 (16.8)

19 (8.2)

29 (53.7)

< 0.001

  

 Immunosuppression state

94 (33.0)

67 (29.0)

27 (50.0)

0.003

  

Therapy

 Appropriate empiric therapy

189 (66.3)

163 (70.6)

26 (48.1)

0.002

  

 Appropriate definitive therapy

230 (80.7)

194 (84.0)

36 (66.7)

0.004

  

HM phenotype

69 (24.2)

61 (26.4)

8 (14.8)

0.08

  

bla KPC

95 (33.3)

53 (22.9)

42 (77.8)

< 0.001

2.20 (1.06–4.54)

0.034

rmpA

90 (31.6)

83 (35.9)

7 (13.0)

0.001

  
  1. Data are presented as No. (%) unless otherwise specified; boldface, indicates statistical significance (p<0.05)
  2. Abbreviations: HM hypermucoviscous, BSIs bloodstream infection, CNS central nervous system, APACHE Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation, MODS multiple organ dysfunction syndrome, SD standard deviation, IQR interquartile range, CI confidence interval, HR hazard ratio