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. 2017 Nov;23(11):1815–1825. doi: 10.3201/eid2311.161214

Table 2. Characteristics of patients with bacteremia caused by gram-negative bacteria, Veterans Health Administration System, United States, 2003–2013*.

Characteristic Total Escherichia coli Klebsiella spp. Pseudomonas aeruginosa Acinetobacter spp.
No. 47,746 24,557 14,270 6,929 1,990
Age, y, mean ± SD 69.1 ± 2.2 69.8 ± 12.3 68.5 ± 12.1 68.5 ± 11.9 65.7 ± 12.6
Sex, %
M 96.40 95.30 97.30 97.90 97.30
F 3.60 4.70 2.70 2.10 2.70
Infection
CA-CO 20,210 (42.3) 13,515 (55.0) 4,802 (33.7) 1,454 (21.0) 439 (22.1)
HCA-CO 13,932 (29.2) 6,857 (27.9) 4,242 (29.7) 2,262 (32.7) 571 (28.7)
HO 13,604 (28.5) 4,185 (17.0) 5,226 (36.6) 3,213 (46.4) 980 (49.3)
HO (ICU onset) 3,819 (8.0) 838 (3.4) 1,389 (9.7) 1,174 (16.9) 418 (21.0)

*Values are no. (%) unless otherwise indicated. CA-CO, community-acquired, community-onset; HCA-CO, healthcare-associated, community-onset; HO, hospital-onset; ICU, intensive care unit.