Table 3.

Clinical Outcomes

	Duration of Bacteremia			P Value
	Short (1–2 d) (n = 555)	Intermediate (3–6 d) (n = 250)	Prolonged (≥7 d) (n = 79)
Metastatic complication	69 (12)	58 (23)	26 (33)	<.0001
30-day mortality	29 (5)	28 (11)	17 (22)	<.0001
Hospital length of stay for survivors (median, IQR), d	9 (6, 18)	12 (8, 21)	24 (14.75, 37.5)	<.0001
Disposition				<.0001
Home	328/548 (60)	130/249 (52)	28 (35)
Skilled nursing facility	100/548 (18)	43/249 (17)	11 (14)
Outside hospital	37/548 (7)	20/249 (8)	8 (10)
Rehab center	28/548 (5)	9/249 (4)	10 (13)
Homeless/other	24/548 (4)	19/249 (8)	4 (5)
Died	31/548 (6)	28/249 (11)	18 (23)

Data are no. (%) unless otherwise indicated.

Abbreviation: IQR, interquartile range.