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. 2020 Mar 4;15(3):e0220424. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0220424

Table 4. Predictors of Mortality in Patients with suspected and confirmed Bloodstream infection.

Variable Frequency Death %(n) cOR 95%CI p value aOR 95%CI p value
All patients with suspected BSI (n = 402)
Blood culture
Negative 356 19.7(70) 1 1
Positive 46 37(17) 2.39 1.25–4.60 0.009* 2.24 1.12–4.47 0.02*
Sex
Female 167 19.9(33) 1
Male 235 23(54) 1.2 0.74–1.97 0.44
Age (years)
<14 211 15.2(332 1 1
>14 191 28.8(55) 2.26 1.38–3.69 0.001* 01.22 0.59–2.53 0.6
Ward
Pediatric 164 12.2(20) 1
Surgical 79 26.6(21) 2.61 1.32–5.18 0.006* 2.23 0.87–5.68 0.09
Medical 91 19.8(18) 1.78 0.89–3.56 0.11 1.44 0.6–3.55 0.4
ICU 68 41.2(28) 5.04 2.57–9.87 <0.001* 3.88 1.60–9.41 0.003*
Underlying diseases
Malignant 93 16.1 (15) 1
Kidney diseases 55 23.6 (13) 1.61 0.70–3.70 0.3 0.85 0.34–2.12 0.7
Sepsis 131 18.3 (24) 1.17 0.58–2.37 0.7 0.92 043–1.93 0.8
Stroke/post-surgery/Diabetes mellitus 76 30.3 (23) 2.26 1.08–4.72 0.03* 1.3 0.58–2.92 0.5
Others 47 25.5 (12) 1.78 0.76–4.20 0.2 1.06 0.42–2.73 0.9
Patients with BSI (n = 46)
MDR
No 15 13.7(2) 1 1
Yes 31 48.4(15) 6.1 1.2–31.6 0.03* 15.62 1.24–161.38 0.02*
ESBL
No 31 35.5(11) 1
Yes 15 40(6) 1.2 0.34–4.31 0.7
Organism type
GNR 34 35.3(12) 1
GPC 12 41.7(5) 1.31 0.34–5.03 0.7
Bacteria type
Enterobacteriaceae 22 27.3(6)
Non-Enterobacteriaceae 24 45.8(11) 2.26 0.66–7.76 0.2
Underlying diseases
Malignant 6 33.3 (2) 1
Kidney diseases 10 30 (3) 0.86 0.98–7.5 0.9 0.15 0.01–3.05 0.2
Sepsis 15 33.3 (5) 1 0.13–7.45 1 0.12 0.01–2.25 0.2
Stroke/post-surgery/Diabetes mellitus 8 62.5 (5) 3.33 0.36–30.70 0.3 0.71 0.04–13.87 0.9
Others 7 28.6(2) 0.8 0.076–8.47 0.9 0.27 0.01–5.74 0.4

cOR = crude odds ratio, aOR = adjustable odd ration, 95%CI = 95% Confidence interval, * significant