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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients with Acinetobacter baumannii infections, stratified by carbapenem susceptibility status

From: Burden of illness in carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii infections in US hospitals between 2014 and 2019

Characteristics

Overall

N = 5523

Carbapenem resistant

N = 2047

Carbapenem susceptible

N = 3476

P value

Age, years, median (Q1–Q3)

61 (50.0–72.0)

63 (54.0–72.0)

60 (48.0–71.0)

 < 0.01

Sex, n (%)

   

0.01

 Female

2149 (38.9)

841 (41.1)

1308 (37.6)

 

 Male

3374 (61.1)

1206 (58.9)

2168 (62.4)

Race, n (%)

   

 < 0.01

 White

3648 (66.1)

1358 (66.3)

2290 (65.9)

 

 Black

1155 (20.9)

500 (24.4)

655 (18.8)

 Other

641 (11.6)

151 (7.4)

490 (14.1)

 Unable to determine

79 (1.4)

38 (1.9)

41 (1.2)

Site of index culture infection, n (%)

 < 0.01

 Blood

756 (13.7)

176 (8.6)

580 (16.7)

 

 Respiratory

1770 (32.1)

833 (40.7)

937 (27.0)

 Urine

681 (12.3)

233 (11.4)

448 (12.9)

 Wounda

1970 (35.7)

693 (33.9)

1277 (36.7)

 Otherb

346 (6.3)

112 (5.5)

234 (6.7)

Admission source, n (%)

 < 0.01

 Nonhealthcare facility

3936 (71.3)

1230 (60.1)

2706 (77.9)

 

 Transfer from other facility/hospital

1137 (20.6)

560 (27.4)

577 (16.6)

 Transfer from SNF/ intermediate care facility

345 (6.3)

237 (11.6)

108 (3.1)

 Other/unavailable

105 (1.9)

20 (1.0)

85 (2.5)

Days between admission and index culture, n (%)

   

 < 0.01

 1 Day prior to admission

217 (3.9)

57 (2.8)

160 (4.6)

 

 Same day as admission

2500 (45.3)

734 (35.9)

1766 (50.8)

 Day 2

907 (16.4)

407 (19.9)

500 (14.4)

 Day 3

352 (6.4)

165 (8.1)

187 (5.4)

 Day 4

208 (3.8)

79 (3.9)

129 (3.7)

 Day 5

178 (3.2)

93 (4.5)

85 (2.5)

 ≥ 6 days

1161 (21.0)

512 (25.0)

649 (18.7)

Baseline CCI Score

 Median (Q1–Q3)

3 (2.0–5.0)

3 (2.0–5.0)

3 (1.0–5.0)

 < 0.01

 0, n (%)

647 (11.7)

145 (7.1)

502 (14.4)

 < 0.01

 1, n (%)

730 (13.2)

227 (11.1)

503 (14.5)

 2, n (%)

939 (17.0)

383 (18.7)

556 (16.0)

 3–5, n (%)

2115 (38.3)

843 (41.2)

1272 (36.6)

 5 + , n (%)

1092 (19.8)

449 (21.9)

643 (18.5)

Baseline comorbidities, n (%)

 At least 1 comorbidity

4876 (88.3)

1902 (92.9)

2974 (85.6)

 < 0.01

 Myocardial infarction

681 (12.3)

266 (13.0)

415 (11.9)

0.25

 Congestive heart failure

1676 (30.4)

724 (35.4)

952 (27.4)

 < 0.01

 Peripheral vascular disease

856 (15.5)

332 (16.2)

524 (15.1)

0.26

 Cerebrovascular disease

584 (10.6)

262 (12.8)

322 (9.3)

 < 0.01

 Dementia

345 (6.3)

177 (8.7)

168 (4.8)

 < 0.01

 Chronic pulmonary disease

1798 (32.6)

780 (38.1)

1018 (29.3)

 < 0.01

 Peptic ulcer disease

102 (1.9)

43 (2.1)

59 (1.7)

0.28

 Liver disease

514 (9.3)

157 (7.7)

357 (10.3)

 < 0.01

 Diabetes

2558 (46.3)

1083 (52.9)

1475 (42.4)

 < 0.01

 Hemiplegia or paraplegia

826 (15.0)

442 (21.6)

384 (11.1)

 < 0.01

 Renal disease

1849 (33.5)

772 (37.7)

1077 (31.0)

 < 0.01

 Any malignancy

439 (8.0)

113 (5.5)

326 (9.4)

 < 0.01

 Metastatic solid tumor

178 (3.2)

41 (2.0)

137 (3.9)

 < 0.01

 Active drug within 72 h on or after index culture datec

2445 (44.3)

312 (15.2)

2133 (61.4)

 < 0.01

  1. CCI Charlson Comorbidity Index, SNF Skilled nursing facility
  2. aWound, bone, body parts, skin, tissue, abscess, ulcer
  3. bAbdomen, genital, sinus, other
  4. cActive drug corresponded to the result of the susceptibility testing for A. baumannii performed on the index culture date