TABLE 1.
Description of ICU patients and control subjects enrolled in the serum glucan study
| Patient group | No. of patients in group | No. male/no. female | Mean age (yr) ± SEM | No. (%) positive for fungi | No. (%) positive for bacteria | Mortality at dayc:
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | 90 | ||||||
| Control subjects | 8 | 5/3 | 39 ± 4.4 | NDa | ND | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Control ICU patients | 7 | 7/0 | 63.3 ± 2.7b | ND | ND | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| ICU patients with infections | 46 | 29/17 | 59 ± 2.6b | 2.6 (56.5) | 11 (23.9) | 11 (23.9) | 15 (32.6) |
a
ND, no data.
b
P < 0.05.
c
Values are numbers of persons that were dead on the given day. Values in parentheses are percentages.