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Table 1 Clinical characteristics of 52 children with P. aeruginosa bacteremia

From: Prognostic role of time to positivity of blood culture in children with Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteremia

Characteristics

n/median

%/IQR

Basic information

 Age(years)

1.79

0.43–9.0

 Male

32

61.5

 Weight(kilogram)

11

7–27.00

Underlying diseases

 Hematologic malignancies

16

30.8

 Congenital heart disease

6

11.6

Underlying conditions

 Immunosuppression

26

50.0

 Neutropenia

24

46.2

 Hypoalbuminemia

22

42.3

Complications

 Pneumonia

9

17.3

 Meningitis

5

9.6

 Peritonitis

3

5.8

Origins of infection

 Respiratory tract infection

22

42.3

 Skin and soft tissue infection

8

15.4

 Vascular-catheter related infection

8

15.4

 Primary bacteremia

7

13.5

 Gastrointestinal infection

5

9.6

 Post-surgery or-procedure bacteremia

2

3.8

Intensive unit care

20

38.5

Nosocomial infection

22

42.3

Pitts bacteremia scores

1.5

1–4.00

Antibiotics administration before blood culture

31

59.5

TTP

18.74

16.14–20.77

Length of hospitalization days

22.52

9.05–38.3

Multi-drug resistance bacteria

4

7.7

Outcomes

 Septic shock

15

28.8

 In-hospital mortality

12

23.1