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Sample Characteristics
| Ethnicity | |
| Hispanic | 3% |
| Non Hispanic | 97% |
| Race | |
| Black/African American | 52% |
| White | 48% |
| Gender | |
| Female | 37% |
| Male | 63% |
| Age | 46 years (SD 17) |
| Length of Intubation | 2.7 days (SD 2.8) |
| Length of Hospital Stay | 20 days (SD 20) |
| Empiric antibiotic | 87% |
| ICU | |
| MRICU | 33% |
| STICU | 37% |
| NSICU | 30% |
