Table 4.
Baseline characteristics of patients with carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa bloodstream infection
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Clinical variables
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Patients (n = 57)
|
| Age (yr) | 58 ± 23 |
| Length of hospital stay before infection (d) | 24 ± 5 |
| Combeites | |
| Blood system disease | 12 |
| Solid tumor | 11 |
| Admission to intensive care unit | 36 |
| APACHE II | 19 ± 7 |
| TTP | 18 ± 6 |
| Albumin < 30 g/L | 23 |
| Underwent surgery | 18 |
| Invasive mechanical ventilation | 12 |
| Antibiotic application ≥ 7 d | 37 |
| Outcome | |
| Sepsis and shock | 22 |
| Death | 17 |