Table 3 Crude and adjusted risk of death within 0-2 days following hospital admission among inpatients who had one or more blood cultures taken within 2 days of hospital admission.
Blood culture status | n | 0-2 days following admission | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mortality, % (95% CI) | Crude MRR (95% CI) | Adj. MRR* (95% CI) | ||
Negative | 26,625 | 2.0 (1.9-2.2) | 1.0 (ref) | 1.0 (ref) |
Positive | 2,648 | 4.8 (4.1-5.7) | 2.2 (1.9-2.6) | 1.9 (1.6-2.2) |
Gram-positive | 1,145 | 4.7 (3.6-6.1) | 2.2 (1.7-2.8) | 2.1 (1.6-2.7) |
Gram-negative | 1,340 | 4.4 (3.4-5.7) | 1.9 (1.5-2.4) | 1.5 (1.2-2.0) |
Polymicrobial | 160 | 9.2 (5.7-14.8) | 4.6 (3.0-7.2) | 3.5 (2.2-5.5) |