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Table 1 Clinical characteristics of cancer patients who survived or died during hospitalization of nosocomial infections caused by MDR bacteria

From: Nosocomial infections due to multidrug-resistant bacteria in cancer patients: a six-year retrospective study of an oncology Center in Western China

Characteristics

All

N = 257

Univariate analysis

Multivariate analysis

Survivor

N = 229, n (%)

Non-survivor

N = 28, n (%)

P-value

OR (95% CI)

P-value

Demographic data

 Sex (male)

117 (45.5)

103 (45.0)

14 (50.0)

0.614

  

 Age (years)

59.6 ± 11.5

59.1 ± 11.4

63.6 ± 12.2

0.052

1.03 (0.96–1.10)

0.413

Smoking history

   

0.039*

 

0.048*

 Never smoker

171 (66.5)

153 (66.8)

18 (64.3)

 

REF (1.00)

 

 Former smoker

46 (17.9)

37 (16.2)

9 (32.1)

 

8.38 (1.10–63.74)

0.040*

 Current smoker

40 (15.6)

39 (17.0)

1 (3.6)

 

0.44 (0.03–7.25)

0.373

ECOG performance status

   

0.002*

  

 0,1

183 (71.2)

170 (74.2)

13 (46.4)

 

REF (1.00)

 

 2,3,4

74 (28.8)

59 (25.8)

15 (53.6)

 

2.91 (0.55–15.34)

0.207

Underlying cancer type

 Head and neck cancer

4 (1.6)

3 (1.3)

1 (3.6)

0.371

  

 Lung cancer

19 (7.4)

17 (7.4)

2 (7.1)

1.000

  

 Esophago-gastrointestinal cancer

74 (28.8)

65 (28.4)

9 (32.1)

0.678

  

 Colon and rectal cancer

34 (13.2)

30 (13.1)

4 (14.3)

1.000

  

 Hepatobiliary and pancreatic cancer

10 (3.9)

8 (3.5)

2 (7.1)

0.671

  

 Breast cancer

21 (8.2)

18 (7.9)

3 (10.7)

0.877

  

 Genitourinary cancer

15 (5.8)

14 (6.1)

1 (3.6)

0.909

  

 Gynecological cancer

63 (24.5)

59 (25.8)

4 (14.3)

0.183

  

 Lymphoma

4 (1.6)

3 (1.3)

1 (3.6)

0.371

  

 Othersa

13 (5.1)

12 (5.2)

1 (3.6)

1.000

  

Existence of distant metastasis

   

0.008*

1.32 (0.19–9.33)

0.778

 None

191 (74.3)

176 (76.9)

15 (53.6)

   

 Yes

66 (25.7)

53 (23.1)

13 (46.4)

   

Stage of cancer

   

0.143

  

 Stage I

48 (18.7)

44 (19.2)

4 (14.3)

   

 Stage II

76 (29.6)

71 (31.0)

5 (17.9)

   

 Stage III

60 (23.3)

54 (23.6)

6 (21.4)

   

 Stage IV

73 (28.4)

60 (26.2)

13 (46.4)

   

Comorbidities

 Cerebrovascular disease

6 (2.3)

4 (1.7)

2 (7.1)

0.130

  

 Liver disease

11 (4.3)

7 (3.1)

4 (14.3)

0.023*

7.17 (0.33–154.00)

0.208

 Diabetes

20 (7.8)

17 (7.4)

3 (10.7)

0.810

  

 Renal disease

15 (5.8)

11 (4.8)

4 (14.3)

0.111

  

CCI

   

0.005*

 

0.917

 0

203 (79.0)

187 (81.7)

16 (57.1)

 

REF (1.00)

 

 1–2

49 (19.1)

39 (17.0)

10 (35.7)

 

0.73 (0.14–3.77)

0.709

  ≥ 3

5 (1.9)

3 (1.3)

2 (7.1)

 

1.08 (0.02–58.19)

0.968

Existence of fever

103 (40.1)

88 (38.4)

15 (53.6)

0.123

  

Surgery (within 30 days)

   

0.003*

 

0.066

 None

148 (57.6)

124 (54.1)

24 (85.7)

 

REF (1.00)

 

 Curative surgery

93 (36.2)

91 (39.7)

2 (7.1)

 

0.01 (0.00–0.53)

0.024

 Palliative surgery

16 (6.2)

14 (6.1)

2 (7.1)

 

0.36 (0.02–6.02)

0. 479

Chemotherapy (within 30 days)

   

0.026*

 

0.800

 None

167 (65.0)

146 (63.8)

21 (75.0)

 

REF (1.00)

 

 Neoadjuvant

1 (0.4)

1 (0.4)

0

 

0

1.000

 Adjuvant

57 (22.2)

54 (23.6)

3 (10.7)

 

0

0.998

 1st line

20 (7.8)

20 (8.7)

0

 

3.11 (0.22–44.84)

0.405

 2nd line

7 (2.7)

4 (1.7)

3 (10.7)

 

0.05 (0.00–12.95)

0.285

  ≥ 3rd line

5 (1.9)

4 (1.7)

1 (3.6)

 

0.74 (0.08–7.02)

0.796

Radiotherapy (within 30 days)

34 (13.2)

31 (13.5)

3 (10.7)

0.904

  

Concurrent chemoradiotherapy

(within 30 days)

37 (14.4)

36 (15.7)

1 (3.6)

0.149

  

Intrapleural/abdominal infusion

(within 30 days)

10 (3.9)

5 (2.2)

5 (17.9)

< 0.001*

23.92 (2.16–264.29)

0.010*

Corticosteroid therapy (within 30 days)

125 (48.6)

112 (48.9)

13 (46.4)

0.804

  

Prior infection (within 30 days)

13 (5.1)

10 (4.4)

3 (10.7)

0.322

  

Prior G-CSF use (within 30 days)

90 (35.0)

84 (36.7)

6 (21.4)

0.110

  

Prior antibiotics use (within 30 days)

12 (4.7)

11 (4.8)

1 (3.6)

1.000

  

Presence of indwelling catheters

or other devices

      

 Biliary stent

2 (0.8)

2 (0.9)

0

1.000

  

 Ureteral stent

15 (5.8)

15 (6.6)

0

0.333

  

 Indwelling urinary catheters

86 (33.5)

82 (35.8)

4 (14.3)

0.023*

31.62 (1.28–262.79)

0.035*

 CVC (port-a-cath or PICC)

35 (13.6)

31 (13.5)

4 (14.3)

1.000

  

 Percutaneous pleural drainage tube

55 (21.4)

51 (22.3)

4 (14.3)

0.331

  

 Percutaneous abdomen drainage tube

6 (2.3)

4 (1.7)

2 (7.1)

0.130

  

 Drains postoperation

89 (34.6)

85 (37.1)

4 (14.3)

0.017*

1.43 (0.06–37.43)

0.829

 Nasogastric tube

67 (26.1)

62 (27.1)

5 (17.9)

0.294

  

Invasive procedure (within 30 days)

157 (61.1)

142 (62.0)

15 (53.6)

0.387

  
  1. Abbreviations: MDR multidrug-resistant, OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval, ECOG Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group, CCI Charlson Co-morbidity Index score, G-CSF granulocyte colony-stimulating factor, CVC central venous catheter, PICC peripherally inserted central catheter
  2. a Others: primitive neuroectodermal tumor (4 patients), duodenal carcinoma three patients, thymic carcinoma, carcinoid cancer of appendix, and sarcoma two patients each
  3. *” represents P < 0.05