Characteristic | Positive cultures (n = 51) | Negative cultures (n = 1681) | Total (n = 1732) | P-value* |
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Mean age ± standard deviation (years) | 49.6 ± 21.1 | 40.1 ± 22.6 | 40.3 ± 22.6 | < 0.01 |
Male gender | 30 (59%) | 829 (49%) | 859 (50%) | 0.2 |
Collection at high volume (main) lab vs. other sites | 16 (31%) | 236 (14%) | 252 (15%) | < 0.01 |
Acute care usage within two weeks of culture | 35 (69%) | 296 (18%) | 331 (19%) | < 0.0001 |
Emergency department | 9 (18%) | 147 (9%) | 156 (9%) | 0.04 |
HPTP clinic | 2 (4%) | 15 (1%) | 17 (1%) | 0.08 |
Admitted to hospital | 24 (47%) | 134 (8%) | 158 (9%) | < 0.0001 |
Median days of acute care therapy | 6 (IQR = 2, 14; n = 35) | 2 (IQR = 1, 6; n = 296) | 2 (IQR = 1, 6; n = 331) | < 0.001 |
Median time (days) to acute care assessment | 2 (IQR = 1, 2; n = 35) | 3 (IQR = 2, 5; n = 296) | 2 (IQR = 1, 5; n = 331) | < 0.01 |