Table 2.
Characteristics of patients with true Cutibacterium infection and contamination
| True infection (n = 49) | Contamination (n = 263) | P-value of differencec | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, median (IQRa) | 74 (65–83).b | 69 (53–85) | 0.021 |
| Male gender, n (%) | 34 (69) | 155 (59) | 0.17 |
| Immunosuppressive therapy | 7 (14) | 26 (10) | 0.32 |
| Use of chemotherapy | 10 (20) | 14 (5.3) | < 0.001 |
| CRPd median (IQR) | 64 (27–159) | 65 (24–132) | 0.74 |
| SOFA score (IQR) | 2 (0–12) | 2 (0–3) | 0.11 |
| Leukocytosis | 27 (55) | 152 (58) | 0.71 |
| Fever (temp ≥ 38) | 36 (74) | 153 (58) | 0.044 |
| Chills | 11 (22) | 51 (19) | 0.62 |
| Charlson score, median (IQR) | 2 (0–3) | 1 (0–2) | 0.043 |
| Intravascular device | 36 (74) | 21 (8.0) | < 0.001 |
| Site of acquisition | 0.81 | ||
| Nosocomial | 7 (14) | 31 (12) | |
| Healthcare associated | 22 (45) | 113 (43) | |
| Community | 20 (41) | 119 (45) | |
| Symptomd | |||
| Respiratory tract | 19 (39) | 75 (29) | |
| Urinary tract | 0 | 37 (14) | |
| Skin | 2 (4.1) | 28 (11) | |
| Abdominal | 4 (8.2) | 32 (12) | |
| No signs or symptoms | 24 (49) | 84 (32) | 0.021 |
| Other | 0 | 7 (2.7) | |
| Intensive care | 11 (22) | 46 (18) | 0.41 |
| In hospital mortality | 7 (14) | 29 (11) | 0.51 |
| Death within 30 days | 8 (16) | 27 (10) | 0.22 |
| Death within 60 days | 6 (12) | 22 (8.4) | 0.38 |
aInterquartile range. bEpisode numbers and percent. cFisher’s exact test, Pearson’s chi-squared, and Mann–Whitney U test were performed to compare the groups. dAt the time of the blood culture