07 October 2025 : Original article
Risk Factors for Multidrug-Resistant Bacterial Infections After Liver Transplantation
Qiusi Hao BCEF 1, Hong Wang CDF 1, Qikun Zhang CDEF 1, Fengjuan Guo CEF 1, Xinxing Liu CE 1, Lili Zhang ACEF 2*DOI: 10.12659/AOT.949047
Ann Transplant 2025; 30:e949047
Table 1 General data comparison of the 2 groups.
| Item | MDRB infection group(n=50) (n (%) or χ̄±s) | Non-MDRB infection group(n=300) (n (%) or χ̄±s) | t or χ2 | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex (Male/Female) | 40/10 (80.00/20.00) | 251/49 (83.67/16.33) | 0.411 | 0.521 |
| Age (years) | 53.39±12.51 | 54.71±12.77 | 1.371 | 0.172 |
| Body mass index (kg/m) | 19.52±7.63 | 20.32±8.75 | 0.798 | 0.440 |
| Drinking history | 34 (68.00) | 200 (66.67) | 0.034 | 0.853 |
| Smoking history | 27 (54.00) | 132 (44.00) | 1.729 | 0.189 |
| Mean duration of postoperative infection (days) | 20.34±4.56 | 21.23±5.68 | 0.805 | 0.440 |
| Cytomegalovirus infection | 11 (22.00) | 45 (15.00) | 1.563 | 0.211 |
| Disease type | 2.063 | 0.840 | ||
| Hepatocellular carcinoma | 12 (24.00) | 100 (33.33) | ||
| Hepatitis B liver cirrhosis | 24 (48.00) | 132 (44.00) | ||
| Biliary cirrhosis | 2 (4.00) | 7 (2.33) | ||
| Alcoholic cirrhosis | 2 (4.00) | 10 (3.33) | ||
| Autoimmune cirrhosis | 4 (8.00) | 20 (6.67) | ||
| Other | 6 (12.00) | 31 (10.33) | ||
| Preoperative comorbidities | ||||
| Hypertension | 3 (6.00) | 17 (5.67) | 0.009 | 0.925 |
| Diabetes | 5 (10.00) | 25 (8.33) | 0.152 | 0.697 |
| Infected organism species | ||||
| 14 (28.00) | – | |||
| 14 (28.00) | – | |||
| 8 (16.00) | – | |||
| 2 (4.00) | – | |||
| 2 (4.00) | – | |||
| 2 (4.00) | – | |||
| and | 6 (12.00) | – | ||
| and | 2 (4.00) | – | ||
| Infection sites | ||||
| Lung | 7 (14.00) | |||
| Abdominal cavity | 6 (12.00) | |||
| Blood flow | 6 (12.00) | |||
| Urinary system | 13 (26.00) | |||
| Incision | 18 (36.00) | |||
| MDRB – multidrug-resistant organism. | ||||