Clinical Characteristics, Risk Factor Analysis and Peripheral Blood Cell
Changes for Early Warning of Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria (MDR)
Infection in Elderly Patients
Abstract
To explore peripheral blood indicators that may serve as early
indicators for MDR infections in this demographic, with the goal of
providing reference suggestions for the clinical prevention of MDR
infections in elderly inpatients. (2) Methods: Clinical data of patients
were divided into the MDR-infected group (n=488) and the MDR-uninfected
group (n=233) according to the results of drug sensitivity experiments,
Risk factors for MDR infection and peripheral blood indicators related
to MDR infections were analyzed using univariate and multivariate
logistic regression in conjunction with the construction of a CHAID
decision tree model, considering statistical significance at
P-value<0.05. (3) Results: Univariate and multivariate
regression analyses revealed that prolonged hospitalization, use of
antibiotics pre-admission, duration on antibiotics, invasive procedures
or recent surgery, and coexisting lung disease were independent risk
factors for contracting MDR. Subsequent analysis comparing the
aforementioned influences with peripheral blood cells revealed
associations between the number of antibiotic treatment days and
increased PLR, NLR, neutrophils, decreased lymphocytes, and increased
eosinophils; pre-admission antibiotic use correlated with increased PLR,
NLR, neutrophils, and decreased lymphocytes; and invasive manipulation
or surgery correlated with increased PLR and NLR. (4) Conclusions:
Elevated NLR, PLR, neutrophils, lowered lymphocytes, and eosinophils may
serve as early indicators of MDR infections in elderly hospitalized
patients.