Can a routine follow-up blood culture be justified in Klebsiella pneumoniaebacteremia? a retrospective case–control study

Table 2 Independent risk factors for persistent Klebsiella pneumoniae bacteremia

Variables	Adjusted OR (95% CI)	P
Intra-abdominal infection	2.99 (1.07-8.31)	0.036
Charlson’s CWI score (± SD)	1.18 (1.01-1.36)	0.032
ICU admission	1.98 (0.80-4.87)	0.139
Nosocomial infection	2.05 (0.81-5.21)	0.130
Immunosuppressive therapy ≤ 1 year	0.36 (0.02-8.90)	0.533
History of solid organ transplantation	92.23 (1.27-6689.96)	0.038
Invasive procedure ≤ 72 hours before initial BC	0.77 (0.27-2.19)	0.618
Unfavorable treatment response on the 2 ^nd day after initial BC	4.79 (1.89-12.14)	0.001
ESBL-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae bacteremia	1.72 (0.63-4.69)	0.293
Inappropriate empirical antibiotic use	2.76 (0.93-8.23)	0.068

OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; SD, standard deviation; CWI, comorbidity weighted index; ICU, intensive care unit; BC, blood culture; ESBL, extended-spectrum β -lactamase.

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