Table 1.
Characteristics of patients with Escherichia coli bacteremia.
Characteristics | (n = 48) |
Age (years), median (range) | 63 (0–90) |
Male gender, n (%) | 27 (56.2) |
Comorbidities, n (%) | |
Systemic arterial hypertension | 21 (43.8) |
Intestinal disease | 12 (25.0) |
Diabetes | 9 (18.8) |
Coronary disease | 6 (12.5) |
Solid tumor | 6 (12.5) |
Renal failure | 6 (12.5) |
Hematological malignancy | 5 (10.4) |
Cirrhosis | 5 (10.4) |
Immunologic disease | 4 (8.3) |
Viral hepatitis | 4 (8.3) |
HIV | 3 (6.3) |
Origin of Bacteremia, n (%) | |
Urinary | 24 (50.0) |
Abdominal | 6 (12.5) |
Pulmonary | 4 (8.3) |
Early neonatal sepsis | 3 (6.3) |
Medical procedure | 2 (4.2) |
Not defined | 9 (18.7) |
All-cause mortality, n (%) | 24 (50.0) |
≤ 14 days | 15 (62.5) |
15–28 days | 3 (12.5) |
>28 days | 6 (25.0) |
Mortality associated with E. coli | 8 (33.3) |
≤ 7 days | 8 (100.0) |