Table 1.
Clinical characteristics of the patients
Sex (Male) | 48 % | |
Age (Years) | 67 (59,74) | |
Days after admit to culture | 10 (6, 17) | |
Prior use of colistin within 6 months | 23 % | |
Hospitalization within 6 months | 31 % | |
Prior use of colistin during hospitalization | 41 % | |
ICU stay | 62 % | |
Presence of medical devices | 68 % | |
Comorbidities | Chronic Heart disease | 31 % |
Chronic Lung disease | 10 % | |
Diabetes Mellitus | 10 % | |
Chronic Renal failure | 10 % | |
Neurological disease | 17 % | |
Chronic Liver Disease | 6 % | |
Malignancy | 3 % | |
Source of infection | Blood Stream Infection | 50 % |
Pneumonia | 42 % | |
Ventriculitis | 6 % | |
other | 2 0025 |
Data are presented as median (25 %, 75 % quartiles) or n (%)