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Table 2 Antimicrobial treatments in patients with CRE BSI

From: Bloodstream infections due to Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae in hematological patients: assessment of risk factors for mortality and treatment options

Antimicrobial regimens

Total

N (%)

30-day mortality

N (%)

P value

CAZ-AVI-containing regimen

28 (29.8)

2/28 (7.1)

0.003

CAZ-AVI

3

0

 

CAZ-AVI + ATM

7

0

 

CAZ-AVI + ATM + tigecycline

10

0

 

CAZ-AVI + ATM + aminoglycoside

2

0

 

CAZ-AVI + ATM + polymyxin

2

1/2

 

CAZ-AVI + tigecycline

4

1/4

 

OAAs regimen

66 (70.2)

25/66 (37.9)

 

Tigecycline-containing regimens

44 (66.7)

17/44 (38.6)

 

Tigecycline + aminoglycoside

28

10/28

 

± carbapenem

   

Tigecycline + aminoglycoside

3

2/3

 

+fluoroquinolone

   

Tigecycline + fosfomycin

2

0

 

Tigecycline + ATM

1

0

 

Tigecycline ± carbapenem

10

5/10

 

Polymyxin-containing regimens

10 (15.2)

4/10 (40)

 

Polymyxin + tigecycline +

4

1/4

 

aminoglycoside/ fluoroquinolone

   

Polymyxin + tigecycline ± carbapenem

3

2/3

 

Polymyxin + tigecycline + ATM

2

0

 

Polymyxin alone

1

1/1

 

Others

12 (18.2)

4/12 (33.3)

 

Aminoglycoside ± carbapenem

9

4/9

 

Fluoroquinolone + carbapenem

2

0

 

Aminoglycoside + fluoroquinolone

1

0

 

Monotherapy a

25 (37.9)

13/25 (52.0)

 

Combination therapy b

41 (61.1)

12/41 (29.3)

0.065

Appropriate therapy started within 24 h

  

0.006

Yes

49 (52.1)

8/49 (16.3)

 

No

45 (47.9)

19/45 (42.2)

 

Appropriate therapy started within 48 h

   

Yes

83 (88.3)

22/83 (26.5)

0.192

No

11 (11.7)

5/11 (45.5)

 
  1. CAZ-AVI, ceftazidime-avibactam; ATM, aztreonam; OAAs, other active antibiotics
  2. a only a single in vitro sensitive drug was used in the regimen
  3. b two or more active drugs was used in the regimen