Table 6. Independent risk factors for mortality.

Risk factor	Adjusted odds ratio (95% CI)	p-value
Older age (>65 years old)	3.116 (1.698–5.719)	<0.001
Chronic lung disease	4.890 (1.096–21.818)	0.033
Fatal prognosis according to McCabe index	13.89 (6.373–30.291)	<0.001
Pulmonary source of infection	3.582 (1.296–9.903)	0.014
Shock at onset	3.789 (1.865–7.698)	<0.001
BSI caused by MDR-PA with inappropriate antibiotic therapy	12.818 (4.056–40.502)	<0.001

Adjusted for: mucositis, diabetes, communitary-infection, intrabdominal source of infection, catheter source of infection, prolonged neutropenia (more than 21 days), BSI caused by Enteroccocus spp, inappropriate antibiotic treatment, and BSI caused by MDR-bacteria with inappropriate antibiotic therapy.