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Table 1 Patients’ characteristics

From: Bridging gut microbiota composition with extended-spectrum beta-lactamase Enterobacteriales faecal carriage in critically ill patients (microbe cohort study)

Comparison of ESBL-producing E. coli and K. pneumoniae faecal carriers

 

ESBL-producing E. coli (n = 11)

ESBL-producing K. pneumoniae (n = 6)

p-value

Characteristics at admission to ICU

 Age (years)

77 [66–84]

76 [57–84]

0.80

 Sex (male)

7/11

5/6

0.60

 Proton pump inhibitor

2/11

1/6

1.00

 Metformin

1/11

0/6

1.00

 Hospitalization within the 3 previous months

6/11

5/6

0.33

 Median (IQR) length of stay (days)

5 [3–12]

7 [6–12]

0.36

 Cause of previous hospitalization

Urinary sepsis: 2

Stroke: 1

Heart failure: 1

Infective endocarditis: 1

Acute hepatitis: 1

Stroke: 1

ACS: 1

Uncompensated diabetes: 1

Diabetic foot ulcer: 1

R-CHOP cures: 1

 Antimicrobial treatment within the 3 previous months

4/11

Piperacillin/tazobactam: 2

Amoxicilline: 2

Clavulanic acid + amoxicillin: 1

2/6

Piperacillin/tazobactam – linezolide – amikacin: 1

Meropenem – amikacin: 1

0.64

Cause of admission

  

0.43

 Septic shock

4

1

 Hypoxemic ARF

3

1

 Coma

2

2

 Hypercapnic ARF

1

0

 Cardiac arrest

1

1

 Cardiogenic shock

0

1

 SAPS II

55 [31–68]

80 [68–87]

0.007

 Septic shock

3/11

2/6

1.00

 ARDS

1/11

1/6

1.00

 Acute kidney injury

2/11

6/6

0.002

Outcomes

 ICU-mortality

1/11

2/6

0.51

Comparison of ESBL-producing E. coli and matched non ESBL-E faecal carriers

 

ESBL-producing E. coli (n = 11)

matched non ESBL-E (n = 22)

p-value

Characteristics at admission to ICU

 Age (years)

77 [66–84]

74 [65–78]

0.48

 Sex (male)

7/11

14/22

1.00

 Proton pump inhibitor

2/11

6/22

0.69

 Metformin

1/11

3/22

1.00

 Hospitalization within the 3 previous months

6/11

13/22

1.00

 Median (IQR) length of stay (days)

5 [3–12]

13 [23–30]

 < 0.01

 Cause of previous hospitalization

Urinary sepsis: 2

Stroke: 1

Heart failure: 1

Infective endocarditis: 1

Acute hepatitis: 1

Stroke: 3

Pneumonia: 2

ACS: 2

Heart failure: 1

Acute limb ischemia: 1

AECOPD: 1

Chest trauma: 1

Epilepsy: 1

Spine surgery: 1

 

 Antimicrobial treatment within the 3 previous months

4/11

Piperacillin/tazobactam: 2

Amoxicilline: 2

Clavulanic acid + amoxicillin: 1

9/22

Amoxicilline: 3

Spiramycin: 2

Levofloxacine: 2

3rd generation cephalosporin: 1

Clavulanic acid + amoxicillin: 1

1.00

-

 SAPS II

55 [31–68]

70 [45–78]

0.10

 Septic shock

3/11

10/22

0.46

 ARDS

1/11

2/22

1.00

 Acute kidney injury

2/11

14/22

0.03

Outcomes

 ICU-mortality

1/11

5/22

0.64

ESBL-producing K. pneumoniae and matched non ESBL-E faecal carriers

 

ESBL-producing K. pneumoniae(n = 6)

matched non ESBL-E (n = 12)

p-value

Characteristics at admission to ICU

 Age (years)

76 [57–84]

74 [66–81]

0.89

 Sex (male)

5/6

10/12

1.00

 Proton pump inhibitor

1/6

5/12

0.60

 Metformin

0/6

1/12

1.00

 Hospitalization within the 3  previous months

5/6

7/12

0.60

 Median (IQR) length of stay (days)

7 [6–12]

12 [5–17]

0.46

 Cause of previous hospitalization

Stroke: 1

ACS: 1

Uncompensated diabetes: 1

Diabetic foot ulcer: 1

R-CHOP cures: 1

Stroke: 1

Heart failure: 1

Pneumonia: 1

AECOPD: 1

Epilepsy: 1

Kidney transplantation: 1

Digestive surgery: 1

-

 SAPS II

80 [68–87]

65 [54–77]

0.08

 Septic shock

2/6

3/12

1.00

 ARDS

1/6

4/12

0.61

 Acute kidney injury

6/6

7/12

0.11

 Antimicrobial treatment during the 3 previous months

2/6

Piperacillin/tazobactam—linezolide—amikacin: 1

Meropenem—amikacin: 1

3/12

Amoxicilline: 2

Clavulanic acid + amoxicilline: 1

0.34

-

Outcomes

 ICU-mortality

2/6

3/12

1.00

  1. Results are presented as proportion for categorical variables and median [interquartile range] for continuous variables
  2. ACS acute coronary syndrome, AECOPD acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, ARDS acute respiratory distress syndrome, ARF acute respiratory failure, ICU intensive care unit, IQR interquartile range, R-CHOP rituximab-cyclophosphamide-doxorubicin-vincristine-prednisone, SAPS simplified acute physiology score II
  3. Threshold for statistical significance: p = 0.05.