Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients, according to place of acquisition of infection

Male sex, n (%)

0.343*

Age, mean (SD)

0.405^&

SAPSII, mean (SD)

0.962^&

Severity of infection, n (%)

0.922*

Localized infection without SIRS

Sepsis

Severe sepsis

Septic shock

Previous comorbidities, n (%)

0.438*

Chronic hepatic disease, n (%)

0.822^$

Chronic renal disease, n (%)

0.072*

Chronic heart failure, n (%)

0.163*

Chronic respiratory disease, n (%)

0.086*

Hematologic disease, n (%)

0.056*

Cancer, n (%)

0.084*

Diabetes, n (%)

0.674*

Atherosclerotic disease, n (%)

0.985*

Immunosuppression, n (%)

0.007*

Karnofsky index<70, n (%)

0.405*

Hospitalization in the previous year, n (%)

<0.001*

Previous antibiotic therapy, n (%)

<0.001*

Hospital mortality, n (%)

0.001*