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Table 3 Outcomes and impact of inadequate antibiotics among 61 cirrhotic patients with Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteremia

From: Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteremia in patients with liver cirrhosis: a comparison with bacteremia caused by Enterobacteriaceae

Variable

Initial therapy

P

Adequate (n = 18)

Inadequate (n = 43)

Age (mean in year, SD)

49.1 ± 15.5

60.0 ± 10.5

0.01

Male (%)

13 (72.2)

33 (76.7)

0.75

Child-Pugh score (mean ± SD)

7.1 ± 2.1

8.7 ± 2.4

0.02

Pitt bacteremia score (mean ± SD)

1.3 ± 1.9

2.3 ± 2.9

0.18

30-day mortality (%)

2 (11.1)

10 (23.3)

0.48

  1. Abbreviation: SD standard deviation, IQR interquartile range.