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Table 1 Patient characteristics

From: Agreement on the prescription of antimicrobial drugs

  

n (177)

(%)

Gender

   
 

Male

100

56.5

 

Female

77

43.5

Age range

   
 

<20

7

4.0

 

20 – 30

5

2.8

 

30 – 40

9

5.1

 

40 – 50

16

9.0

 

50 – 60

31

17.5

 

60 – 70

33

18.6

 

70 – 80

24

13.6

 

80 – 90

35

19.8

 

>90

17

9.6

Comorbidities

   
 

None

14

7.9

 

Systemic arterial hypertension

43

24.3

 

Diabetes mellitus

37

20.9

 

Cerebrovascular accident

22

12.4

 

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

20

11.3

 

Chronic renal insufficiency

19

10.7

 

Liver cirrhosis

19

10.7

 

Hypothyroidism

16

9.0

 

Dementia (Alzheimer/Vascular)

14

7.9

Immunocompromised

   
 

Yes

62

35.0

 

No

115

65.0

Institutionalized

   
 

Yes

5

2.8

 

No

172

97.2

Hospital stay less than 30 days

   
 

Yes

54

30.5

 

No

123

69.5

Previous antibiotic treatment

   
 

Yes

110

62.1

 

No

67

37.9

Clinical signs of SIRS

   
 

Hypo or hyperthermia

40

22.6

 

Tachycardia

102

57.6

 

Tachypnea

137

77.4

Devices

   
 

Only indwelling urinary catheter

15

8.5

 

Only central venous catheter

26

14.7

 

Central venous catheter and indwelling urinary catheter

53

29.9

Surgery within past 7 days

   
 

Abdominal

13

7.3

 

Neurosurgery

14

7.9

 

Orthopedic

2

1.1

 

Thoracic

3

1.7

 

Thoracic-abdominal

1

0.6

 

Liver transplant

5

2.8

Organ dysfunction

   
 

None

39

22

 

One

65

36.7

 

Two

35

19.8

 

Three

19

10.7

 

Four

12

6.8

 

≥5

7

4.0

Change in therapy regimen upon culture result

   
 

Yes

29

16.4

 

Respiratory culture

12

6.8

 

Urine culture

8

4.5

 

Blood culture

5

2.8

 

Other

4

2.2

  1. SIRS – Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome