Table 1 Characteristics of the patients at baseline
Total (N = 2284) | Tested positive* (N = 128) | Tested negative (N = 2156) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age, median (IQR), years | 59.0 (45.0, 72.0) | 66.5 (55.0, 76.8) | 58.0 (45.0, 71.0) | < 0.001 |
Female | 650 (28.5%) | 42 (32.8%) | 608 (28.2%) | 0.261 |
Reason for admission | < 0.001 | |||
Postoperative monitoring | 1341 (58.7%) | 45 (35.2%) | 1296 (60.1%) | |
Acute respiratory failure | 386 (16.9%) | 43 (33.6%) | 343 (15.9%) | |
Sepsis/Septic shock | 152 (6.7%) | 17 (13.3%) | 135 (6.3%) | |
Circulatory failure | 96 (4.2%) | 9 (7.0%) | 87 (4.0%) | |
Neurogenic failure | 59 (2.6%) | 5 (3.9%) | 54 (2.5%) | |
Admitted department | < 0.001 | |||
Cardiology | 1256 (55.0%) | 33 (25.8%) | 1223 (56.7%) | |
Surgical department | 306 (13.4%) | 16 (12.5%) | 290 (13.5%) | |
Medical department | 722 (31.6%) | 79 (61.7%) | 643 (29.8%) | |
APACHE II score (N = 2082) | 9 (6, 15) | 16 (9, 23) | 9 (6, 15) | < 0.001 |
MDRO risk factors | ||||
Admission history | 772 (33.8%) | 85 (66.4%) | 687 (31.9%) | < 0.001 |
Surgical history | 201 (8.8%) | 25 (19.5%) | 176 (8.2%) | < 0.001 |
Use of any catheter | 365 (16.0%) | 64 (50.0%) | 301 (14.0%) | < 0.001 |
Previous antibiotic exposure | 486 (21.3%) | 71 (55.5%) | 415 (19.2%) | < 0.001 |
Previous MDRO carriage history | 65 (2.8%) | 26 (20.3%) | 39 (1.8%) | < 0.001 |
Comorbidities | ||||
Diabetes mellitus | 991 (43.4%) | 59 (46.1%) | 932 (43.2%) | 0.525 |
Myocardial infarction | 435 (19.0%) | 22 (17.2%) | 413 (19.2%) | 0.582 |
Chronic kidney disease | 168 (7.4%) | 12 (9.4%) | 156 (7.2%) | 0.368 |
Stroke | 169 (7.4%) | 26 (20.3%) | 143 (6.6%) | < 0.001 |
Peripheral vascular disease | 56 (2.5%) | 11 (8.6%) | 45 (2.1%) | < 0.001 |
Liver disease | 38 (1.7%) | 9 (7.0%) | 29 (1.3%) | < 0.001 |
Cancer | 227 (9.9%) | 19 (14.8%) | 208 (9.6%) | 0.056 |