| |
All (n = 351)
|
Positive blood culture (n = 33)
|
Negative blood culture (n = 318)
|
Odds ratio (95 % CI)
|
p-value
|
|---|
|
Mean (SD) age in years
|
62 (19.8)
|
68 (17.7)
|
61 (19.9)
|
N/A
|
0.055
|
|
Patients aged ≥65
|
162 (46.2)
|
21 (63.6)
|
141 (44.3)
|
2.20 (1.05–4.62)
|
0.034
|
|
Mean (SD) durationa in days
|
4.5 (4.4)
|
3 (3.7)
|
4 (4.5)
|
N/A
|
0.155
|
|
Male sex
|
211 (60.1)
|
21 (63.6)
|
190 (59.7)
|
0.85 (0.40–1.79)
|
0.664
|
|
Wound
|
83 (23.6)
|
6 (18.2)
|
77 (24.2)
|
0.70 (0.28–1.75)
|
0.438
|
|
Purulent
|
60 (17.1)
|
9 (27.3)
|
51 (16.0)
|
1.96 (0.86–4.47)
|
0.103
|
|
Diabetes mellitus
|
95 (27.1)
|
14 (42.4)
|
81 (25.5)
|
2.16 (1.03–4.50)
|
0.37
|
|
Autoimmune disease
|
13 (3.7)
|
1 (3.0)
|
12 (3.8)
|
0.80 (0.10–6.33)
|
>0.999
|
|
Solid malignancy
|
55 (15.7)
|
9 (27.3)
|
46 (14.5)
|
2.22 (0.97–5.07)
|
0.54
|
|
Hematological malignancy
|
11 (3.1)
|
2 (6.1)
|
9 (2.8)
|
2.22 (0.46–10.71)
|
0.277
|
|
Liver cirrhosis
|
25 (7.1)
|
6 (18.2)
|
19 (6.0)
|
3.50 (1.29–9.49)
|
0.021
|
|
HIV infection
|
3 (0.9)
|
0 (0.0)
|
3 (0.9)
|
N/A
|
>0.999
|
|
Organ transplantation
|
2 (0.6)
|
1 (0.3)
|
1 (3.0)
|
9.91 (0.61–162.18)
|
0.179
|
|
Peripheral artery occlusive disease
|
10 (2.8)
|
1 (3.0)
|
9 (2.8)
|
1.07 (0.13–8.74)
|
>0.999
|
|
Coronary artery bypass graft
|
6 (1.7)
|
0 (0.0)
|
6 (1.9)
|
N/A
|
>0.999
|
|
Fracture
|
6 (1.7)
|
0 (0.0)
|
6 (1.9)
|
N/A
|
>0.999
|
|
Flap
|
8 (2.3)
|
1 (3.0)
|
7 (2.2)
|
1.39 (0.17–11.64)
|
0.550
|
|
Lymph node dissection
|
17 (4.8)
|
2 (6.1)
|
15 (4.7)
|
1.30 (0.29–5.97)
|
0.667
|
- The data are expressed as number (%) unless otherwise indicated
- p-values were determined by chi-squared or Fisher’s exact tests, or by independent t-test
- CI confidence interval, HIV human immunodeficiency virus, SD standard deviation
- aDuration following onset of disease, prior to admission
