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. 2017 Oct 19;7(4):284–295. doi: 10.1556/1886.2017.00030

Table 2. Part 2.

Characteristics of surviving and deceased patients with enterococcal or nonenterococcal bacteremia

Enterococcal bacteremia Nonenterococcal bacteremia
Survived Deceased Incomplete data sets Survived Deceased Incomplete data sets
(n) (%) (n) (%) (n) (n) (%) (n) (%) (n)
Procalcitonin
   ≥0.5 × 10–5g/1 26 90 18 95 219 70 89 33 97 548
   <0.5 × 10–5 g/1 3 10 1 5 9 11 1 3
Presence of urinary catheters
   Yes 152 98 48 98 63 359 85 96 97 142
   No 3 2 1 2 61 15 3 3
Detection of leukocytes in urine
   Yes 45 48 6 29 152 172 58 25 53 315
   No 49 52 15 71 127 42 22 47
Detection of bacteria in urine samples
   Yes 33 42 7 30 165 146 57 30 64 357
   No 46 58 16 70 111 43 17 36
Treatment on intensive care unit required
   Yes 103 66 36 77 63 125 30 64 63 148
   No 54 34 11 23 287 70 37 37
Need for catecholamines
   Yes 65 42 31 66 64 67 16 52 51 147
   No 91 58 16 34 346 84 49 49
Need for invasive ventilation
   Yes 60 38 30 64 63 46 11 36 36 145
   No 97 62 17 36 369 89 65 64
Antibiotic therapy at time point of sample acquisition
   Yes 100 65 41 85 64 173 42 71 71 146
   No 55 35 7 5 242 58 29 29
Main diagnosis sepsis
   Yes 18 11 10 20 61 159 38 30 30 141
   No 139 89 39 80 260 62 71 70
Isolates from bronchoalveolar lavage
   Yes 1 3 2 25 229 3 12 3 27 624
   No 29 97 6 75 23 88 8 73