Table 2 Comparison of bacterial distributions between survivors and non-survivors based on the study population.
From: Bacterial distributions and prognosis of bloodstream infections in patients with liver cirrhosis
Bacterial distributions | Total, nā=ā852 | Survivors, nā=ā660 (77.5%) | Non-survivors nā=ā192 (22.5%) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gram-negative bacteria | 508 (59.6) | 377 (57.1) | 131 (68.2) | 0.006 |
Escherichia coli | 245 (28.8) | 185 (28.0) | 60 (31.3) | 0.519 |
Klebsiella pneumoniae | 98 (11.5) | 72 (10.9) | 26 (13.5) | 0.851 |
Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 9 (1.1) | 5 (0.8) | 4 (2.1) | 0.197 |
Enterobacter cloacae | 19 (2.2) | 14 (2.1) | 5 (2.6) | 0.957 |
Aeromonas species | 30 (3.5) | 24 (3.6) | 6 (3.1) | 0.455 |
Acinetobacter baumanii | 16 (1.9) | 6 (0.9) | 10 (5.2) | 0.001 |
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia | 6 (0.7) | 3 (0.5) | 3 (1.6) | 0.173 |
Others | 75 (8.8) | 61 (9.2) | 14 (7.3) | 0.127 |
Mixed | 10 (1.2) | 7 (1.1) | 3 (1.6) | 0.758 |
ESBL status of the isolated pathogens | Ā | Ā | Ā | 0.061 |
ESBL (+) | 138 (16.2) | 97 (14.7) | 41 (21.4) | Ā |
ESBL (ā) | 215 (25.2) | 170 (25.8) | 45 (23.4) | Ā |
Gram-positive organisms | 344 (40.4) | 283 (42.9) | 61 (31.8) | 0.006 |
Coagulase-negative staphylococc i | 158 (18.5) | 131 (19.9) | 27 (14.1) | 0.398 |
Staphylococcus epidermidis | 61 (7.2) | 47 (7.1) | 14 (7.3) | Ā |
Staphylococcus huminis | 32 (3.8) | 29 (4.4) | 3 (1.6) | Ā |
Staphylococcus haemolyticus | 19 (2.2) | 16 (2.4) | 3 (1.6) | Ā |
Others | 46 (5.4) | 39 (5.9) | 7 (3.7) | Ā |
Methicillin resistance | Ā | Ā | Ā | 0.235 |
Methicillin-resistant groups | 74 (8.7) | 60 (9.1) | 14 (7.3) | Ā |
Methicillin-sensitive groups | 61 (7.2) | 54 (8.2) | 7 (3.7) | Ā |
Streptococcus species | 96 (11.3) | 86 (13.0) | 10 (5.2) | 0.160 |
Streptococcus pneumoniae | 12 (1.4) | 9 (1.4) | 3 (1.6) | Ā |
Streptococcus gallolyticus | 23 (2.7) | 22 (3.3) | 1 (0.5) | Ā |
Others | 61 (7.2) | 55 (8.3) | 6 (3.1) | Ā |
Staphylococcus aureus | 58 (6.8) | 46 (7.0) | 12 (6.3) | ā |
Methicillin resistance | Ā | Ā | Ā | 0.027 |
MRSA | 8 (0.9) | 4 (0.6) | 4 (2.1) | Ā |
Methicillin-sensitive | 45 (5.6) | 38 (5.8) | 7 (3.7) | Ā |
Enterococcus spp. | 32 (3.8) | 20 (3.0) | 12 (6.3) | 0.475 |
Enterococcus faecium | 22 (2.6) | 13 (2.0) | 9 (4.7) | Ā |
Enterococcus faecalis | 4 (0.5) | 2 (0.3) | 2 (1.0) | Ā |
Others | 6 (0.7) | 5 (0.8) | 1 (0.5) | Ā |
