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Table 1 Demographic, laboratory and clinical variables of 91 ASOT recipients with MDR GNB

From: Factors influencing mortality in abdominal solid organ transplant recipients with multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacteremia

Characteristics

Value

Age, median years (IQR)

45 (35-54)

Sex, number of male (%)

62 (68.1)

Temperature of 40 °C or greater, no. of cases (%)

12 (13.2)

Nosocomial origin, no. of cases (%)

74 (81.3

Inappropriate antimicrobial use, no. of cases (%)

34 (37.4)

Septic shock, no. of cases (%)

33 (36.3)

The type of donor, no. of cases (%)

 

 Living-related

11 (12.1)

 DCD

45 (49.5)

 Deceased

35 (38.5)

The type of transplantation, no. of cases (%)

 

 Liver

44 (48.4)

 Kidney

47 (51.6)

Site of primary infection, no. of cases (%)

 

 Lung

37 (40.7)

 Intra-abdominal/biliary

21 (23.1)

 Urinary tract

13 (14.3)

 Vascular catheter

5 (5.5)

 Gastrointestinal tract

3 (3.3)

 Unknown

13 (14.3)

Type of organisms, no. of cases (%)

 

 Monomicrobial

83 (91.2)

 Polymicrobial

8 (9.8)

Non-fermentative bacteremia, no. of cases (%)

 

 Yes

36 (39.6)

 No

55 (60.4)

ESBL (+) rods, no. of cases (%)

 

 Yes

73 (80.2)

 No

18 (19.8)

Carbapenem-resistant rods, no. of cases (%)

 

 Yes

38 (41.8)

 No

53 (58.2)

Time of bacteremia onse, no. of cases (%)

 

  < 2 months posttransplant (early-onset)

62 (68.1)

  ≥ 2 months posttransplant (late-onset)

29 (31.9)

Laboratory variables, no. of cases (%)

 

 Platelet count < 50000/mm3

39 (42.9)

 Lymphocyte count < 300/mm3

32 (35.2)

 Albumin < 30 g/L

16 (17.6)

 WBC count > 15000/mm3

27 (29.7)

 Creatinine > 1.5 mg/dL at onset of bacteremia

42 (46.2)

Creatinine at 1 week after bacteremia

 

  > 1.5 mg/dL

26 (28.6)

  ≤ 1.5 mg/dL

49 (53.8)

 Missing due to death within 1 week after bacteremia

16 (17.6)

 Related mortality, no. of cases (%)

36 (39.6)

  1. ASOT abdominal solid organ transplantation, DCD donation after cardiac death, ESBL extended-spectrum beta-lactamase, MDR multidrug-resistant, GNB gram-negative bacteremia, IQR interquartile range, WBC white blood cells