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. 2021 May 28;53(2):355–363. doi: 10.3947/ic.2021.0030

Table 1. Clinical characteristics of patients whose causative pathogens were isolated.

Characteristic Community-acquired infections (n = 48) Healthcare-associated infections (n = 78) Hospital-acquired infections (n = 20) P-value
Male, n (%) 22 (45.8) 33 (42.3) 8 (40.0) 0.890
Age, mean ± SD 69.1 ± 14.5 68.6 ± 13.8 73.0 ± 10.7 0.400
Charlson comorbidity index, mean ± SD 3.4 ± 2.0 3.9 ± 2.6 5.3 ± 2.0 0.007
Intensive care unit admission, n (%) 12 (25.0) 23 (29.4) 6 (30.0) 0.870
Duration of hospital stay (days), mean ± SD 12.6 ± 11.0 16.4 ± 18.2 28.4 ± 37.7 0.004

SD, standard deviation.