Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with bloodstream infections due to Gram-negative bacilli.
Characteristics | Value |
|---|---|
Demographics | |
Male sex | 458 (52.7) |
Age >65 y | 635 (73.1) |
Comorbidity | |
Diabetes mellitus | 139 (16) |
Neoplasm | 81 (9.3) |
COPD | 81 (9.4) |
Dementia | 71 (8.2) |
Liver cirrhosis | 48 (5.5) |
Stroke | 51 (5.9) |
Immunosuppression | 37 (4.3) |
Chronic renal failure | 29 (3.4) |
Charlson index ≥3 | 145 (16.7) |
Microorganism | |
E. coli | 710 (81.7) |
Klebsiella spp. | 53 (6.1) |
Proteus spp. | 44 (5.1) |
Salmonella spp. | 39 (4.5) |
Enterobacter spp. | 22 (2.5) |
Polymicrobial bacteremia | 67 (7.7) |
Adequate empirical treatment | 648 (74.6) |
Presentation | |
Septic shock | 9 (1.0) |
Outcome | |
Required ICU | 29 (3.3) |
In hospital mortality | 63 (7.2) |