Predictive Factors, Treatment, and Outcomes of Coagulase-Negative Staphylococcal Peritonitis in Malaysian Peritoneal Dialysis Patients: A Single-Center Study
Table 6
Predictive factors for primary response and complete cure (N = 140).
Predictive factors
Achieved primary response (%)
values
Achieved complete cure (%)
values
Factor present
Factor absent
Factor present
Factor absent
Beta-lactam antibiotics as empirical therapy
91%
79%
0.13
83%
43%
<0.01
Beta-lactam antibiotics as definitive therapy
NA
NA
NA
84%
75%
0.18
Concomitant exit-site infection
69%
92%
<0.01
85%
78%
0.58
Diabetes mellitus
91%
87%
0.49
78%
80%
0.83
First CoNS peritonitis
94%
82%
0.03
88%
59%
<0.01
Recent hospitalization
86%
95%
0.06
74%
84%
0.13
Recent systemic antibiotics
81%
96%
<0.01
67%
87%
<0.01
Serum albumin ≤30 g/L
88%
97%
0.09
76%
86%
0.20
Susceptible to oxacillin
91%
92%
0.90
76%
82%
0.45
Only 127 cases had antibiotics susceptibility data reported. NA: not applicable.
