Table 2.
Subject demographic and clinical data
|
Bacteraemic |
No paired BC |
Healthy |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Cases |
Number |
49 |
14 |
9 |
|
|
Min, Max |
22, 93 |
41, 84 |
22, 58 |
|
Age (yr) |
Ave |
64.06 |
63.07 |
45 |
|
Median |
65 |
66 |
50 |
|
|
Gender |
F |
23 (47 %) |
5 (36 %) |
3 |
|
|
M |
26 (53 %) |
9 (64 %) |
6 |
|
Min, Max |
0.1, 48.8 |
3.7, 17.4 |
||
|
White Blood Cells |
Ave |
11.5 |
8.3 |
|
|
(×103 µl−1) |
Median |
9.6 |
7.9 |
|
|
Min, Max |
0.9, 490 |
3.7, 66 |
||
|
CRP (mg l−1) |
Ave |
151 |
28.7 |
|
|
Median |
120 |
32 |
||
|
BC Collection |
Single |
14 (29 %) |
||
|
Multiple (2-8) |
35 (71 %) |
|||
|
|
Gram + |
33 (67 %) |
||
|
Bacteria in BC |
CoNS* |
18 (37 %) |
||
|
Gram - |
14 (29 %) |
|||
|
|
Mixed |
2 (4 %) |
*CoNS – coagulase negative staphylococci.