Table 2.

Baseline Variables Stratified by Mortality

Variable	Survived (n=60)	Died (n=35)	Significance
Age in Years, mean (SD)	55.6 (17.8)	59.4 (20.9)	0.341
Ethnicity (n, %)
Caucasian	28 (46.7)	22 (62.9)	0.13
African-American	12 (20.0)	3(8.6)	0.24
Asian	0 (0)	2 (5.7)	*
Hispanic	3 (5.0)	3 (8.6)	0.67
Other or Unknown	17 (28.3)	5 (14.3)	0.14
Gender, n (%)
Male	36 (60.0)	15 (42.9)	0.11
SOFA score
Day −2, mean (SD)
Respiratory	0.2 (0.5)	1.1 (1.5)	<0.001
Coagulation	1.1 (1.4)	1.8 (1.3)	0.01
Liver	0.5 (0.9)	1.3 (1.3)	<0.001
Cardiovascular	0.1 (0.3)	0.6 (1.3)	0.003
Central Nervous System	0.3 (0.8)	0.5 (1.0)	0.24
Renal	1.0 (1.2)	1.2 (0.2)	0.38
Composite	3.0 (2.2)	6.5 (4.2)	<0.001
Day 0, mean (SD)
Respiratory	0.8 (1.2)	2.2 (1.4)	<0.001
Coagulation	1.2 (1.5)	1.9 (1.5)	0.34
Liver	0.5 (1.0)	1.4 (1.4)	<0.001
Cardiovascular	0.2 (0.6)	1.7 (1.7)	<0.001
Central Nervous System	0.3 (0.8)	0.8 (1.4)	0.04
Renal	1.0 (1.2)	1.5 (1.3)	0.08
Composite	4.1 (2.5)	9.5 (4.9)	<0.001
Length of Hospital Stay Prior to   Bacteremia, mean (SD)	5.7 (11.0)	15.6 (19.4)	0.002
Neutropenia, n (%)	8 (13.6)	9 (25.7)	0.14
Polymicrobial Bacteremia, n (%)	22 (36.7)	12 (34.3)	0.82
Polymicrobial Bacteremia excluding   CNS**, n (%)	18 (30.0)	8 (22.9)	0.45
Catheter-Related Bacteremia, n (%)	10 (16.7)	1 (2.9)	0.05
Complex Bacteremia, n (%)	28 (46.7)	20 (57.1)	0.32

^*unable to calculate due to a zero value

^**coagulase-negative staphylococci