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. 2024 Apr 30;28(5):461–466. doi: 10.5005/jp-journals-10071-24709

Table 2.

Baseline characteristics

Characteristics N = 200 (%)
Mean age (years) 60.38 (Range: 21–98)
Male 125 (62.5%)
Female 75 (37.5%)
Diabetes 119 (59.5%)
Hospitalization above 48 hours at our center or previous hospitalization prior to admission 174 (87%)
Antimicrobial taken for more than 5 days in the last 3 months 149 (74.5%)
Mean NEWS 2 score 11.695
Unstable vital signs based on NEWS 2 score 193 (96.5%)
Prior exposure to cefoperazone–sulbactam (most commonly used antibiotic) 70 (35%)
Prior exposure to carbapenem 65 (32.5%)
Monomicrobial bacteremia 185 (92.5%)
Polymicrobial bacteremia 15 (7.5%)
Number of patients died 59 (29.5%)
Stable condition on discharge 103 (51.5%)
Oxygen support on discharge 38 (19%)
Mean time to BCID2 (hours:minutes) 2:49
Mean time to culture identification and DST (hours: min) 40:21