Table 1

From: Ventilator-associated pneumonia caused by multidrug resistant bacteria

	Group I (n = 23)	Group II (n = 27)	P value
Men/women	17/6	21/6	0.75^c
Age	59.8 ± 18.0^a	60.7 ± 21.4^a	0.6^b
APACHE II score	20 (CI: 17.5–22.5)	21.1 (CI: 18.3–24)	0.71^b
Outcome (deaths)	8 (34.8%)	4 (14.8%)	0.09^c
CPIS	6.8 (CI: 6.6–7.0)	6.3 (CI: 6.1–6.6)	0.003^b
MODS	8.9 (CI: 7.9–9.8)	4.6 (CI: 3.9–5.2)	0.0001^b
Days of MV before VAP	16.1 ± 10.1^a	17.8 ± 10.1^a	0.11^b
Total days of MV	40.1 ± 18.1^a	36.7 ± 22.0^a	0.37^b
LOS in ICU	46 ± 21.2^a	39.9 ± 23.9^a	0.26^b

LOS, length of stay; CPIS, Clinical Pulmonary Index Score; MODS, Multi Organ Dysfunction Score; MV, mechanical ventilation; CI, 95% confidence interval. ^aData presented as mean ± standard deviation. ^bMann–Whitney test. ^cPearson's chi test.

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