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Table 2 Multivariate analysis of risk factors for mortality in the study cohort

From: Clinical and epidemiological characteristics of KPC-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae from bloodstream infections in a tertiary referral center in Italy

Variable

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

p

All patients (n = 112)

 Apache score II ≥15

12.260 (3.653–41.146)

< 0.001

 Septic shock

6.542 (2.209–19.374)

0.001

 Immunosoppressive therapy

4.363 (1.201–15.858)

0.025

 Antibiotic treatment with < 2 active drugs

5.063 (1.382–18.546)

0.014

Adequate therapy (n = 84)

 APACHE II score ≥ 15

30.241 (4.163–219.700)

0.001

 Septic shock

6.043 (1.096–33.303)

0.039

 Hospitalization in internal medicine wards

7.299 (1.174–45.376)

0.033