Table 5.

Outcomes for Cases and Controls

	Group; No. (%) or Median (Range)
Outcome	Cases (ESBL-EK) (n = 40)	Controls (non-ESBL-EK) (n = 40)	p Value
Length of stay in hospital after positive result on blood culture, days	15.5 (1–123)	8.5 (1–217)	0.12*
Admission to ICU,	10 (25)	6 (15)	0.26†
Length of stay in ICU, days	6.5 (1–43)	1.0 (1–13)	0.094*
Death in hospital	7 (18)	6 (15)	0.76†

ESBL-EK = Escherichia coli and Klebsiella species producing extended-spectrum ß-lactamase, non-ESBL-EK = Escherichia coli and Klebsiella species not producing extended-spectrum ß-lactamase, ICU = intensive care unit.

^*By Mann–Whitney test.

^†By χ² test.