Table 1.
Overall clinical profiles of 33 patients
| Clinical factors | Categories | Summary measure |
|---|---|---|
| Age | < 55 years | 1 (3.0%) |
| [mean, 75.6 years; 41-98 years] | 55 ≤, < 65 years | 4 (12.1%) |
| 65 ≤, < 75 years | 8 (24.2%) | |
| 75 ≤, < 85 years | 15 (45.5%) | |
| 85 years ≤ | 5 (15.2%) | |
| Sex | Male | 19 (57.6%) |
| Female | 14 (42.4%) | |
| Samples (35 samples) | arterial blood | 6 (18.2%) |
| venous blood | 19 (57.6%) | |
| bile | 6 (18.2%) | |
| peritoneal fluid | 3 (9.1%) | |
| surgical wound (pus) | 1 (3.0%) | |
| Clinical Diagnosis | cholangitis/cholecystitis | 6 (18.2%) |
| urinary tract infection | 5 (15.2%) | |
| peritonitis | 5 (15.2%) | |
| pneumonia | 5 (15.2%) | |
| sepsis | 4 (12.1%) | |
| liver abscess | 2 (6.1%) | |
| enterocolitis | 2 (6.1%) | |
| infectious endocarditis | 1 (3.0%) | |
| surgical site infection | 1 (3.0%) | |
| myonecrosis | 1 (3.0%) | |
| unknown | 1 (3.0%) | |
| Entry site | respiratory tract | 5 (15.2%) |
| urinary tract | 5 (15.2%) | |
| bowel | 6 (18.2%) | |
| biliary tract | 8 (24.2%) | |
| surgical wound | 1 (3.0%) | |
| unknown | 8 (24.2%) | |
| Clinical condition | Sepsis (*SIRS) | 21 (63.6%) |
| Bacteremia (without SIRS) | 7 (21.2%) | |
| Others | 5 (15.2%) | |
| Trigger | operation or intervention | 15 (45.5%) |
| cancer | 9 (27.3%) | |
| non-neoplastic disease | 6 (18.2%) | |
| Immunocompromised factor | diabetes | 4 (12.1%) |
| liver cirrhosis | 3 (9.1%) | |
| chemo (radiation) therapy | 2 (6.1%) | |
| interstitial pneumonia | 2 (6.1%) | |
| hemodialysis | 2 (6.1%) |
*
SIRS, systemic inflammatory response syndrome.