Table 3 Characteristics of ICU acquired infections
Variables | Standard care group | Multiple site decontamination group | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Missing value | n = 274 | n = 34 | ||
Time from admission to first AI, days | 18 | 8.00 [5.00–11.50] | 9.00 [5.00–15.00] | 0.284 |
Ventilator associated pneumonia—no. (%) | 0 | n = 212 | n = 26 | 1 |
Microorganism responsible for VAP* | 0 | |||
Non-fermenting Gram Negativ bacilli—no. (%) | 43 (20.3) | 8 (30.8) | 0.329 | |
Enterobacteriaceae—no. (%) | 69 (32.5) | 11 (42.3) | 0.439 | |
Staphylococcus aureus—no. (%) | 46 (21.7) | 1 (3.8) | 0.034 | |
Other Gram positive cocci—no. (%) | 22 (10.4) | 2 (7.7) | 1.000 | |
Enterococcus sp—no. (%) | 4 (1.9) | 2 (7.7) | 0.131 | |
Others—no. (%) | 71 (33.5) | 7 (26.9) | 0.651 | |
Multi-drug resistant microorganisms—no. (%) | 82 | 32 (23.5) | 5 (25.0) | 1.000 |
Presentation at first ventilator-associated pneumonia | ||||
Temperature on the day of diagnosis, °C | 94 | 38.50 [38.00–39.00] | 38.85 [37.25–39.18] | 0.627 |
Leucocytes on the day of diagnosis × 109/L | 93 | 12.94 [9.88–17.21] | 12.90 [10.35–15.50] | 0.992 |
New radiological infiltrate—no. (%) | 118 | 171 (78.4) | 23 (82.1) | 0.837 |
Bloodstream infection—no. (%) | 0 | n = 62 | n = 8 | 1 |
Microorganism responsible for Bloodstream infection* | 6 | |||
Non-fermenting Gram Negativ bacilli—no. (%) | 11 (19.6) | 1 (12.5) | 1 | |
Enterobacteriaceae—no. (%) | 18 (32.1) | 1 (12.5) | 0.418 | |
Staphylococcus aureus—no. (%) | 13 (23.2) | 2 (25.0) | 1 | |
Other Gram positive cocci—no. (%) | 12 (21.4) | 1 (12.5) | 1 | |
Enterococcus sp— no. (%) | 7 (12.5) | 3 (37.5) | 0.102 | |
Others—no. (%) | 30 (53.6) | 3 (37.5) | 0.468 | |
Multi-drug resistant microorganisms—no. (%) | 6 | 11 (19.6) | 0 (0.0) | 0.332 |