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Table 1 Descriptive analysis of the study sample (773 patients)

From: Results of an early intervention programme for patients with bacteraemia: analysis of prognostic factors and mortality

Variables	Total
Variables	n	%
Sex
Male	476	61.6
Female	297	38.4
Age (years)
Mean – SD	65.2	16.7
Isolate
E. coli	246	31.8
ECN	172	22.3
Klebsiella sp	59	7.6
MSSA	52	6.7
Pseudomonas aeruginosa	27	3.5
Enterobacter. sp	22	2.8
Proteus.sp	20	2.6
Enterococcus faecalis	19	2.5
Candida sp	10	1.3
MRSA	13	1.7
Other	115	14.9
Streptococcus pneumoniae	18	2.3
ESBL multi-resistance
Absent	736	95.2
Present	37	4.8
Type of infection
Community-acquired	320	41.4
Nosocomial	173	22.4
healthcare-associated	280	36.2
Source of infection
Absent	63	8.2
Present	710	91.8
Treatment modification
Change to another drug	395	51.1
Extension of duration	28	3.6
No change	350	45.3
McCabe^a
NF	337	43.7
UF	318	41.2
RF	117	15.2
Pitt^a
0–2	643	83.3
≥ 3	129	16.7
Charlson^a
0–2	423	54.8
≥ 3	349	45.2

^aOne patient lost to analysis

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