Table 2.
Characteristics of bacterial infection according to in-hospital outcome
| Characteristic | All patient (n = 1281) | Survivors (n = 1101) | Non-survivors (n = 180) | P value1 |
| Bacterial infection | 360 (28.1) | 247 (22.4) | 113 (62.8) | < 0.001 |
| Source of acquisition | ||||
| Community-acquired | 76 (5.9) | 58 (5.3) | 18 (10) | 0.02 |
| Healthcare-associated | 136 (10.6) | 89 (8.1) | 47 (26.1) | < 0.001 |
| Nosocomial infection | 162 (12.6) | 107 (9.7) | 55 (30.6) | < 0.001 |
| Single site | ||||
| Pneumonia | 126 (9.8) | 75 (6.8) | 51 (28.3) | < 0.001 |
| Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis | 69 (5.4) | 47 (4.3) | 22 (12.2) | < 0.001 |
| Urinary tract infection | 29 (2.3) | 26 (2.4) | 3 (1.7) | 0.79 |
| Spontaneous bacteremia | 16 (1.3) | 14 (1.3) | 2 (1.1) | 1.00 |
| Skin or soft tissue infection | 9 (0.7) | 7 (0.6) | 2 (1.1) | 0.37 |
| Others2 | 17 (1.3) | 15 (1.4) | 2 (1.1) | 1.00 |
| Multi sites | 34 (2.7) | 20 (1.8) | 14 (7.8) | < 0.001 |
| Unknown site3 | 60 (4.7) | 43 (3.9) | 17 (9.4) | < 0.01 |
1
P value corresponds to the comparisons between survivors and non-survivors;
2
Other infections included cholangitis (n = 7), enterocolitis (n = 5), secondary bacterial peritonitis (n = 1), appendicitis (n = 1), spontaneous bacterial empyema (n = 2), and spleen abscess (n = 1);
3
Unknown site denotes the presence of fever and leukocytosis requiring antibiotic therapy without any identifiable source.