Table 2.
Characteristics of ICU-Acquired Infections After Admission for Sepsis.
ICU-Acquired Infections | (N = 2871) |
Day of first ICU-acquired infection,days,median (IQR) | 4.1 (2.9, 6.5) |
Source of infection | |
Pulmonary | 1,442 (50.2%) |
Urinary tract | 717 (25.0%) |
Catheter-related bloodstream infection | 385 (13.4%) |
Abdominal infection | 37 (1.3%) |
Skin | 96 (3.3%) |
Stool | 153 (5.3%) |
Pleura | 13 (0.5%) |
Bile | 14 (0.5%) |
Tissue | 139 (4.8%) |
Causative Pathogen, No. (%) | |
Gram-negative bacteria | 1,154 (40.2%) |
Gram-positive bacteria | 1,152 (40.1%) |
Fungi | 544 (18.9%) |
Viruses | 22 (0.8%) |