Table 3.

Crude and adjusted risk of death within 0-2 days following hospital admission among inpatients who had one or more blood cultures taken within 2 days of hospital admission.

Blood culture status	n	0-2 days following admission
		Mortality, % (95% CI)	Crude MRR (95% CI)	Adj. MRR* (95% CI)
Negative	26,625	2.0 (1.9-2.2)	1.0 (ref)	1.0 (ref)
Positive	2,648	4.8 (4.1-5.7)	2.2 (1.9-2.6)	1.9 (1.6-2.2)
Gram-positive	1,145	4.7 (3.6-6.1)	2.2 (1.7-2.8)	2.1 (1.6-2.7)
Gram-negative	1,340	4.4 (3.4-5.7)	1.9 (1.5-2.4)	1.5 (1.2-2.0)
Polymicrobial	160	9.2 (5.7-14.8)	4.6 (3.0-7.2)	3.5 (2.2-5.5)

*Adjusted for age, gender, level of comorbidity, marital status, and calendar period.