Table 2.

Infection characteristics and evolution during the ICU stay *.

characteristics	PIP-TAZ R n = 13	PIP-TAZ S n = 70	p
Time of onset of the infection
From hospital admission	22 ± 32	10 ± 21	0.03
From ICU admission	7 ± 12	5 ± 10	NS
Nosocomially/community acquired	10 (77)	36 (51)	NS
Locations of infection
Pneumonia	3 (27)	29 (41)	NS
Urinary tract	4 (31)	24 (34)	NS
Intra-abdominal	1 (9)	10 (14)	NS
Isolated bacteremia	4 (31)	1 (1)	0.007
Other sites	1 (9)	6 (9)	NS
Infection-related complications
Septic shock	6 (46)	23 (33)	NS
ARDS	6 (46)	14 (20)	NS
MOF	4 (31)	14 (20)	NS
Superinfections	0	1 (1)	NS
Relapses	0	2 (3)	NS
Outcome
Length of stay in ICU	26 ± 33	21 ± 22	NS
Death during ICU stay	6	27	NS

* Data are presented as No (%) or mean ± SD