Table 1.
Comparison of characteristics between patients with and without bloodstream infection
| Variable | Bloodstream infection (n = 25) |
No bloodstream infection(n = 164) | P value* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, y (SD) [median] | 71.8 (15.8) [75.0] | 62.8 (20.0) [68.0] | 0.246 |
| Male, n (%) | 12 (46) | 93 (57) | 0.582 |
| CRP, mg/l [median, IQR] | 120.5 [93.8, 50.4–160.7] | 63.5 [40.4, 8.7–88.7] | 0.017 |
| Total white cell count, cells/mm3 [median, IQR] | 11,360 [11,100, 8400-12,700] | 9901 [8900, 6700-12,000] | 0.009 |
| Eosinophil count, cells/mm3 [median, IQR] | 32.0 [11.0, 0.00–38.4] | 115.1 [37.6, 0.00–100.3] | 0.741 |
| Neutrophil count, cells/mm3 [median, IQR] | 10,141 [9601, 6969-11,842] | 7971 [7250, 4754-9964] | 0.075 |
| qSOFA score 0–1 | 22 | 145 | 0.208 |
| qSOFA score 2–3 | 3 | 19 | |
| Chills, n (%) | 8 (32) | 34 (20) | 0.891 |
SD standard deviation, IQR interquartile range, CRP C-reactive protein. QSOFA Quick Sequential (Sepsis-Related) Organ Failure Assessment
*P values by chi-squared, Mann-Whitney U test, or Fisher’s exact test