Variable | Hospital Non-survivors n = 71 (17%) | Hospital Survivors n = 345 (83%) | P-value |
---|---|---|---|
Age (mean in years, SD) | 59.6 ± 14.6 | 54.4 ± 16.3 | 0.01 |
Male sex (n, %) | 29(40.9) | 159(46.2) | 0.41 |
Polymicrobial bacteremia (n, %) | 22(31.0) | 67(19.4) | 0.03 |
Appropriate empiric antimicrobial therapy (n, %) | 45(63.4) | 260(75.4) | 0.04 |
Presence of central line at time of culture (n, %) | 48(67.6) | 177 (51.6) | 0.01 |
APS before culture (mean, SD) | 34.9 ± 14.8 | 20.2 ± 13.8 | < 0.01 |
Chronic disease score (mean, SD) | 7.9 ± 3.9 | 7.0 ± 3.9 | 0.08 |
Time at risk (median in days, IQR)†| 8.0 (0.17 to 21.4) | 0.9 (0.1 to 8.8) | < 0.01 |
Time to susceptibility (median in days, IQR)††| 3.2 (2.8 to 4.1) | 3.0 (2.6 to 3.9) | 0.02 |