Table 1.
Comparison of bacteremia patients vs. non-bacteremia patients.
| Characteristic | IFI patients without bacteremia (n = 207) | IFI patients with bacteremia (n = 246) | Statistic | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender (male) | 125 (60.37%) | 159 (64.63%) | 0.867 | 0.352 |
| Age (years)a | 59.00 (50.75, 67.25) | 63.00 (53.00, 74.25) | −3.363 | 0.001 |
| Length of stay (days)a | 25.00 (20.00, 33.00) | 45.50 (30.75, 75.50) | −9.578 | <0.001 |
| Length of stay in ICUa | 0.00 (0.00, 2.00) | 10.00 (0.00, 30.00) | −10.550 | <0.001 |
| Albumin (g/l)a | 27.4 (23.6, 31.1) | 27.3 (23.3, 31.0) | −0.442 | 0.659 |
| Neutrophils (109/L)a | 4.85 (3.28, 7.73) | 6.53 (4.38, 9.43) | −4.503 | <0.001 |
| Lymphocyte (109/L)a | 0.61 (0.41, 0.89) | 0.83 (0.55, 1.20) | −4.813 | <0.001 |
| Creatinine (g/l)a | 59 (47, 75) | 59 (41, 90) | −0.023 | 0.981 |
| Hemameba (109/L)a | 5.98 (4.30, 9.44) | 8.38 (5.77, 11.48) | −5.063 | <0.001 |
| Total bilirubin (umol/l)a | 12.20 (7.10, 21.10) | 15.10 (9.50, 28.73) | −3.097 | 0.002 |
| CRP (mg/l)a | 39.80 (0.00, 96.10) | 93.20 (28.30, 143.75) | −5.726 | <0.001 |
| PCT (ng/ml)a | 0.24 (0.00, 0.71) | 0.44 (0.16, 1.79) | −4.516 | <0.001 |
| Tumor | 119 (57.49%) | 96 (39.02%) | 15.368 | <0.001 |
| Diabetes | 21 (10.14%) | 47 (19.11%) | 7.095 | 0.008 |
| Pancreatitis | 20 (9.66%) | 25 (10.16%) | 0.032 | 0.859 |
| Total parenteral nutrition | 166 (80.19%) | 196 (79.67%) | 0.019 | 0.891 |
| Renal failure | 15 (7.25%) | 36 (14.63%) | 6.141 | 0.013 |
| Recent surgery (within 2 weeks) | 136 (65.70%) | 112 (45.53%) | 18.463 | <0.001 |
| Use immunosuppressants within the past 30 days | 18 (8.70%) | 15 (6.10%) | 1.123 | 0.689 |
| ICU | 58 (28.02%) | 168 (28.29%) | 72.930 | <0.001 |
| Hypoproteinemia | 145 (70.05%) | 169 (69.98%) | 0.060 | 0.806 |
| Invasive mechanical ventilation | 42 (20.29%) | 153 (62.20%) | 80.517 | <0.001 |
| Catheter | 150 (72.46%) | 210 (85.37%) | 11.469 | 0.001 |
| Stomach tube | 101 (48.79%) | 166 (67.48%) | 16.221 | <0.001 |
| Central venous catheter | 104 (50.24%) | 185 (75.20%) | 30.326 | <0.001 |
| Drainage tube | 133 (64.25%) | 168 (68.29%) | 0.824 | 0.364 |
| Septic shock | 6 (2.90%) | 58 (23.58%) | 39.620 | <0.001 |
| Multiple hospitalizations within 2 years (>2 times) | 113 (54.59%) | 167 (67.89%) | 8.420 | 0.004 |
| mortality | 19 (9.18%) | 85 (34.55%) | 40.919 | <0.001 |
a
is described by median and quartile, and the statistic was the Z-value; other items were described as numbers (n–%) and the statistic was the χ2-value.