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 |
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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.