Table 2. Outcomes.

All data expressed as n (%), unless otherwise indicated. IQR, interquartile range.

	controls	BSI	p#	pneumonia	p#	UTI	p#
n	223	90		49		121
Length of stay, days, median (IQR)	9 (5–16)	14 (9–24)	<0.01	19 (10–30)	<0.0001	10 (6–17)	0.76
Post-culture length of stay, days, median (IQR)	7 (4–12)	9 (4–16)	0.03	10 (6–17)	<0.01	7 (4–12)	0.30
Critical illness§	49 (22)	50 (56)	<0.0001	42 (86)	<0.0001	33 (27)	0.29
Disposition*			<0.0001		<0.0001		0.59
Death	21 (9)	34 (38)		17 (34)		9 (7)
Hospice	5 (2)	1 (1)		2 (4)		2 (2)
Alive	197 (88)	55 (61)		30 (61)		110 (91)

^##time from admission to first positive culture in days.

^#comparison with controls.

^§critical illness defined as Pitt bacteremia score ≥4 at the time of index culture.

^*comparison between death/hospice and alive.