Table 1 Patient baseline characteristics. SD, standard deviation; APACHE, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation; ICU, intensive care unit; LOS, length of stay
Characteristic | Episodes of Gram-positive bacteremia (n= 42) | Episodes of Gram-negative bacteremia (n= 63) | P |
|---|---|---|---|
Age, years, mean (SD) | 55.6 ± 19.5 | 58.3 ± 15.2 | 0.905 |
Female, No (%) | 15 (41.7) | 16 (33.3) | 0.497 |
APACHE II, mean (SD) | 19.1 ± 6.7 | 20.5 ± 7.8 | 0.400 |
Comorbidity | |||
Liver disease, No (%) | 1 (2.8) | 0 (0.0) | 0.429 |
Antibiotic therapy | |||
Adequate therapy ≤24-hrs, No (%) | 22 (52.4) | 48 (76.6) | 0.010 |
Adequate therapy ≤48-hrs, No (%) | 30 (70.7) | 56 (89.6) | 0.037 |
Adequate therapy, No (%) | 38 (90.5) | 57 (90.5) | 0.999 |
Delay in the start of adequate therapy, mean (SD) | 1.6 ± 1.6 | 0.6 ± 0.8 | <0.001 |
Outcome | |||
ICU LOS, median (range) | 16.5 (5.5–31.0) | 19.5 (3.0–30.3) | 0.726 |
ICU LOS before onset of bacteremia, median (range) | 9.0 (1.3–24.0) | 8.0 (2.3–17.8) | 0.544 |
In-hospital mortality, No (%) | 13 (36.1) | 22 (45.8) | 0.503 |