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Table 2 Pneumonia and treatment characteristics

From: Outcomes associated with bacteremia in the setting of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus pneumonia: a retrospective cohort study

 

Bacteremia +

 

Bacteremia −

 

P value

 

N

%

N

%

 
 

93

12.16 %

672

87.84 %

 

Pneumonia characteristics

Pre-pneumonia LOS, days

     

 Mean [SD]

11.3 [15.0]

 

8.6 [13.7]

  

 Median (IQR)

4.7 (1.1, 15.8)

 

4.6 (0.9, 11)

 

0.333

ICU prior to pneumonia

15

16.13 %

94

13.99 %

0.634

Pneumonia type

     

 CAP or HCAP

35

37.63 %

218

32.44 %

0.318

 HAP or VAP

58

62.37 %

454

67.56 %

ICU at onset of pneumonia

66

70.97 %

485

72.17 %

0.806

ICU transfer after pneumonia onset

5

5.38 %

19

2.83 %

0.198

No ICU during pneumonia admission

7

7.53 %

73

10.86 %

0.372

Specimen type

     

 Bronchial brushing

0

0.00 %

1

0.15 %

0.565

 Bronchial washing

8

8.60 %

33

4.91 %

 Bronchoalveolar lavage

7

7.53 %

55

8.18 %

 Sputum

7

7.53 %

73

10.86 %

 Induced sputum

4

4.30 %

23

3.42 %

 Tracheal aspirate

67

72.04 %

487

72.47 %

Illness severity

     

 Mechanical ventilation

71

76.34 %

499

74.26 %

0.705

 Vasopressors

40

43.01 %

228

33.93 %

0.104

 APACHE II (at pneumonia onset)

     

  Mean [SD]

17.5 [6.0]

 

16.1 [6.0]

  

  Median (IQR)

16 (13, 22)

 

16 (12, 20)

 

0.045

Day of pneumonia onset peak WBC

     

 Mean [SD]

15.4 [7.2]

 

15.3 [12.5]

  

 Median (IQR)

14.2 (10.5, 21.2)

 

13.5 (10, 17.9)

 

0.232

Day of pneumonia onset peak temperature, C

     

 Mean [SD]

38.1 [1.1]

 

38.1 [1.0]

  

 Median (IQR)

38.2 (37.5, 38.9)

 

38.2 (37.3, 38.8)

 

0.834

CrCl (at pneumonia onset)

     

 Mean [SD]

50.78 ± 31.42

 

58.84 ± 32.44

 

0.019

 Median (IQR)

48 (26, 67)

 

56 (33, 79)

 

CrCl > 50 (at pneumonia onset)

43

46.24 %

379

56.40 %

0.065

Treatment characteristics

Time to first drug, hrs

     

 Mean [SD]

8.7 [21.7]

 

17.6 [41.7]

  

 Median (IQR)

0.1 (0.1, 4.0)

 

0.1 (0.1, 18.6)

 

0.007

Drug

     

 Ceftaroline

6

6.45 %

12

1.79 %

0.015

 Daptomycin

13

13.98 %

13

1.93 %

<0.001

 Linezolid

47

50.54 %

219

32.59 %

0.001

 Vancomycin

83

89.25 %

559

83.18 %

0.174

Time to drug, hrs

     

 Ceftaroline

     

  Mean [SD]

582.7 [562.5]

 

382.1 [653.6]

  

  Median (IQR)

448.9 (69.6, 1,180.5)

 

150.2 (16.6, 440.5)

 

0.426

 Daptomycin

     

  Mean [SD]

172.7 [252.0]

 

648.7 [874.6]

  

  Median (IQR)

54.3 (0.1, 187.7)

 

430.4 (236.7, 580)

 

0.017

 Linezolid

     

  Mean [SD]

117.3 [171.9]

 

138.9 [225.8]

  

  Median (IQR)

46.5 (12.2, 157.7)

 

67.3 (23.0, 170.8)

 

0.280

 Vancomycin

     

  Mean [SD]

0.9 [0.3]

 

0.8 [0.4]

  

  Median (IQR)

1 (1, 1)

 

1 (1, 1)

 

0.110

Number of anti-MRSA drugs used

     

 0

5

5.38 %

85

12.65 %

<0.001

 1

36

38.71 %

386

57.44 %

 2

43

46.24 %

187

27.83 %

 3

9

9.68 %

13

1.93 %

 4

0

0.00 %

1

15.00 %

  1. LOS length of stay, SD standard deviation, IQR interquartile range, ICU intensive care unit, CAP community-acquired pneumonia, HCAP healthcare-associated pneumonia, HAP hospital-acquired pneumonia, VAP ventilator-associated pneumonia, APACHE Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation, WBC white blood cells, CrCl creatinine clearance, MRSA methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus