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. 2021 May 22;53(1):715–721. doi: 10.1080/07853890.2021.1930138

Table 2.

Demographic and clinical characteristics compared between patients that survived and that died within 30 days (n = 206a).

Characteristics Survived Deceased p-Value
(n = 183) (n = 23)
Age (years) 63 (54–72) 76 (61–82) .028
Age ≥65 years 79 (43.2%) 17 (73.9%) .006
Female gender 101 (55.2%) 9 (39.1%) .146
Comorbid disease 145 (79.2%) 20 (87.0%) .008
 Diabetes mellitus 73 (39.9%) 10 (43.5%) .741
 Solid malignancy 34 (18.6%) 7 (30.4%) .180
 Heart disease 26 (14.2%) 0 (0.0%) .053
 Chronic kidney disease 18 (9.8%) 6 (26.1%) .022
 Chronic liver disease 15 (8.2%) 3 (13.0%) .438
 Neurological disorder 11 (6.0%) 2 (8.7%) .618
 Chronic lung disease 6 (3.3%) 0 (0.0%) .378
 Immunosuppressive agent 3 (1.6%) 1 (4.3%) .375
 Autoimmune disease 3 (1.6%) 0 (0.0%) .536
 Hematologic malignancy 1 (0.5%) 1 (4.3%) .080
 Bedridden state 7 (3.8%) 3 (13.0%) .053
Bacteraemia 131 (71.6%) 22 (95.7%) .013
Clinical manifestations      
 Skin and soft tissue infection 61 (33.3%) 3 (13.0%) .047
 Primary bacteraemia 36 (19.7%) 7 (30.4%) .231
 Septic arthritis 43 (23.5%) 2 (8.7%) .105
 Meningitis 10 (5.5%) 3 (13.0%) .159
 Pneumonia 4 (2.2%) 9 (39.1%) <.001
 Osteomyelitis 13 (7.1%) 0 (0.0%) .187
 Infective endocarditis 9 (4.9%) 0 (0.0%) .277
 Eye infection 2 (1.1%) 0 (0.0%) .614
 Urinary tract infection 0 (0.0%) 1 (4.3%) .005
 Endometritis 1 (0.5%) 0 (0.0%) .722
 Chorioamnionitis 1 (0.5%) 0 (0.0%) .722
Polymicrobial infections 35 (19.1%) 7 (30.4%) .205
Morbidities 57 (31.1%) 23 (100%) <.001
 Shock 17 (9.3%) 13 (56.5%)  
 Renal failure 17 (9.3%) 4 (17.4%)  
 Respiratory failure 5 (2.7%) 4 (17.4%)  
 Others 18 (9.8%) 2 (20.9%)  
Duration of treatment (days) 21 (14–44) 7 (1–14) .015

Data reported as median and interquartile range (IQR) or number and percentage.

Bold p-values indicate statistical significance.

aA total of 206 patients were included in this analysis because 18 patients were excluded (15 were referred and 3 against advice).