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Table 5 Crude and adjusted risk of death within 0-2, 3-7, 8-30, and 31-180 days following hospital admission among by level of comorbidity.

From: Blood culture status and mortality among patients with suspected community-acquired bacteremia: a population-based cohort study

  

0-2 days following admission

3-7 days following admission**

8-30 days following admission

31-180 days following admission

Comorbidity

Blood culture status

Mortality, % (95% CI)

Adjusted MRR* (95% CI)

Mortality, % (95% CI)

Adjusted MRR (95% CI)

Mortality, % (95% CI)

Adjusted MRR (95% CI)

Mortality, % (95% CI)

Adjusted MRR (95% CI)

Low

Negative

1.4 (1.2-1.6)

1.0 (ref)

1.9 (1.6-2.1)

1.0 (ref)

3.4 (3.1-3.7)

1.0 (ref)

5.0 (4.6-5.4)

1.0 (ref)

 

Positive

3.7 (2.8-5.0)

1.8 (1.4-2.5)

2.4 (1.6-3.4)

0.9 (0.6-1.4)

4.0 (3.0-5.3)

0.9 (0.7-1.2)

6.8 (5.4-8.4)

1.1 (0.8-1.4)

Medium

Negative

2.3 (2.0-2.6)

1.0 (ref)

3.1 (2.8-3.5)

1.0 (ref)

6.1 (5.6-6.6)

1.0 (ref)

10.7 (10.0-11.3)

1.0 (ref)

 

Positive

5.3 (4.1-6.9)

1.9 (1.4-2.4)

4.3 (3.1-5.8)

1.4 (1.0-1.9)

5.9 (4.5-7.6)

0.9 (0.7-1.2)

10.9 (9.0-13.2)

0.9 (0.7-1.2)

High

Negative

3.4 (2.9-4.1)

1.0 (ref)

4.5 (3.9-5.3)

1.0 (ref)

9.2 (8.3-10.2)

1.0 (ref)

18.1 (16.8-19.5)

1.0 (ref)

 

Positive

6.8 (4.8-9.7)

2.0 (1.5-2.9)

6.6 (4.5-9.5)

1.1 (0.7-1.9)

10.0 (7.4-13.6)

1.0 (0.7-1.5)

16.9 (13.3-21.4)

0.9 (0.7-1.2)

  1. *Adjusted for age, gender, marital status, and calendar period.
  2. ** For patients alive on day 3.
  3. For patients alive on day 8.
  4. For patients alive on day 31.