Table 1.
Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of the Study Population
| Variable | All Patients (n=95) |
|---|---|
| Age in Years, mean (SD) | 57.0 (19.0) |
| Ethnicity (n, %) | |
| Caucasian | 50 (52.6) |
| African-American | 15 (15.8) |
| Asian | 2 (2.1) |
| Hispanic | 6 (6.3) |
| Other or Unknown | 22 (23.2) |
| Gender, n (%) | |
| Male | 51 (53.7) |
| Baseline Morbidity | |
| Composite SOFA Score at Day −2, mean (SD) | 4.3 (0.4) |
| Composite SOFA Score at Day 0, mean (SD) | 6.1 (4.4) |
| Length of Hospital Stay Prior to Bacteremia, mean (SD) | 9.4 (15.4) |
| Neutropenia, n (%) | 17 (18.1) |
| Polymicrobial Bacteremia, n (%) | 34 (35.8) |
| Polymicrobial Bacteremia excluding CNS*, n (%) | 26 (27.4) |
| Catheter-Related Bacteremia, n (%) | 11 (11.6) |
| Complex Bacteremia, n (%) | 48 (50.5) |
*
coagulase-negative staphylococci