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. 2020 Feb 10;102(4):896–901. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.19-0320

Table 2.

Mortality by suspected infection and sepsis

48-hour mortality In-hospital mortality
Variable Died, n/N (%) Unadjusted OR (95% CI) P-value Died, n/N (%) Unadjusted OR (95% CI) P-value Adjusted OR (95% CI)* P-value
All patients 23/1,134 (2.0%) 84/1,117 (7.5%)
Patients with suspected infection† 8/419 (2.0%) 44/413 (10.7%)
Patients without sepsis but with suspected infection‡ 5/338 (1.5%) Reference Reference 30/333 (9.0%) Reference Reference Reference Reference
Patients with sepsis§ 3/81 (3.7%) 2.5 (0.6–11.0) 0.204 14/80 (17.5%) 2.1 (1.1–4.3) 0.030 1.7 (0.8–3.5) 0.115

OR = odds ratio.

* Adjusted for age, gender, HIV status, and surgery while in hospital.

† Any infectious disease.

‡ Suspected infection and a qSOFA score < 2.

§ Suspected infection and a qSOFA score ≥ 2.