Table 1.

General characteristics of the population (n = 78)

	Median	95% CI
Age (years)	62.5	58–66
Weight (Kg)	77	73–82.1
Height (cm)	171.5	167–175
SAPS2 score	52.5	45–58
Duration of hospitalization on day of inclusion (days)	10.5	9–14
Duration of prior antibiotic therapy (days)	8	6–10
Duration of carbapenem antibiotic therapy (days)	8	6–9
Duration of antibiotic therapy up to the onset of resistance (days)	7.5	6–9
Duration of hospitalization in intensive care unit (days)	16	10.9–20.1
Total mechanical ventilation time (days)	11	6–16.1
Duration of mechanical ventilation before inclusion (days)	1.5	0–4
Total duration of catecholamine treatment (days)	4	3–8

Data are expressed as median (confidence interval 95%)