Table 5.
Comparison between the dead and survived patients in the study based on demographic, clinical, and microbiological profiles.
| Variable | Survived (n = 12) | Dead (n = 27) | Signification | |||
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| Number | % | Number | % | |||
| Age (mean +/− SD) | 52,1 +/− 20,1 | 62,3 +/− 12,5 | NS | |||
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| Gender | M | 4 | 33% | 11 | 40,7% | NS |
| F | 8 | 67% | 16 | 59,2% | ||
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| Underlying illness | Diabetes mellitus | 3 | 25% | 9 | 33,3% | NS |
| Essential hypertension | 1 | 8,3% | 10 | 37% | NS | |
| ID | 1 | 8,3% | 1 | 3,7% | NS | |
| Chronic renal diseases | 0 | 0% | 2 | 7,4% | NS | |
| Cardiopathy | 1 | 8,3% | 3 | 11,1% | NS | |
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| Origin of bacteremia | Nosocomial | 12 | 100% | 26 | 96,2% | NS |
| Ambulatory | 0 | 0% | 1 | 3,7% | NS | |
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| Nature of bacteremia | Primary | 7 | 58,3% | 15 | 55,5% | NS |
| Secondary | 5 | 41.6% | 12 | 44,4% | NS | |
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| Source of bacteraemia | Lungs | 3 | 25% | 10 | 37% | NS |
| Urinary tract | 2 | 16,6% | 2 | 7,4% | NS | |
| CVC | 1 | 8,3% | 2 | 7,4% | NS | |
| Unknown | 6 | 50% | 13 | 48,1% | NS | |
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| Severity | Sepsis | 9 | 75% | 7 | 25,9% | 0,007 |
| Severe sepsis | 2 | 16,6% | 4 | 14,8% | NS | |
| Septic shock | 1 | 8,3% | 16 | 59,2% | 0,011 | |
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| Type of stained bacteria | GNB | 8 | 67% | 25 | 92,5% | NS |
| GPC | 3 | 25% | 2 | 7,4% | NS | |
| MDR | 9 | 75% | 17 | 62,9% | NS | |
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| Microorganism | A. baumannii | 3 | 25% | 10 | 37% | NS |
| K. pneumoniae | 3 | 25% | 7 | 25,9% | NS | |
| P. aeruginosa | 2 | 16,6% | 3 | 11,1% | NS | |
| S. aureus | 3 | 25% | 2 | 7,4% | NS | |
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| Adequacy of treatment | Adequate | 5 | 41.6% | 18 | 66,6% | NS |
| Inadequate | 5 | 41.6% | 9 | 33,3% | NS | |