Patients’ characteristics | TOTAL (n = 1035) | CAI and HCAI (n = 718) | HAI (n = 317) | p-value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Male sex, n (%) | 506 (49) | 344 (48) | 162 (51) | 0.343* |
Age, mean (SD) | 65 (20) | 65 (20) | 64 (19) | 0.405& |
SAPSII, mean (SD) | 29 (13) | 29 (12) | 30 (13) | 0.962& |
Severity of infection, n (%) | 0.922* | |||
Localized infection without SIRS | 281 (27) | 195 (27) | 86 (27) | |
Sepsis | 364 (35) | 251 (35) | 113 (36) | |
Severe sepsis | 296 (29) | 209 (29) | 87 (27) | |
Septic shock | 94 (9) | 63 (9) | 31 (10) | |
Previous comorbidities, n (%) | 671 (65) | 460 (64) | 211 (67) | 0.438* |
Chronic hepatic disease, n (%) | 22 (2) | 18 (3) | 4 (1) | 0.822$ |
Chronic renal disease, n (%) | 149 (14) | 94 (13) | 55 (17) | 0.072* |
Chronic heart failure, n (%) | 74 (7) | 46 (6) | 28 (9) | 0.163* |
Chronic respiratory disease, n (%) | 66 (6) | 52 (7) | 14 (4) | 0.086* |
Hematologic disease, n (%) | 60 (6) | 35 (5) | 25 (8) | 0.056* |
Cancer, n (%) | 45 (4) | 26 (4) | 19 (6) | 0.084* |
Diabetes, n (%) | 204 (20) | 144 (20) | 60 (19) | 0.674* |
Atherosclerotic disease, n (%) | 242 (23) | 168 (23) | 74 (23) | 0.985* |
Immunosuppression, n (%) | 221 (21) | 137 (19) | 84 (27) | 0.007* |
Karnofsky index<70, n (%) | 319 (31) | 227 (32) | 92 (29) | 0.405* |
Hospitalization in the previous year, n (%) | 413 (40) | 239 (33) | 174 (55) | <0.001* |
Previous antibiotic therapy, n (%) | 367 (36) | 137 (19) | 230 (73) | <0.001* |
Hospital mortality, n (%) | 138 (13) | 79 (11) | 59 (19) | 0.001* |