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Table 3 Baseline characteristics by each primary infection of the 98 patients with SPE

From: Septic pulmonary embolism in China: clinical features and analysis of prognostic factors for mortality in 98 cases

Primary infection foci

Skin and other soft tissue infection

(n = 30)

Infective endocarditis

(n = 20)

Liver abscess

(n = 17)

Catheter-associated blood stream infection

(n = 9)

Urinary tract infection

(n = 6)

Perianal abscess

(n = 5)

Other infection

And unknown

(n = 11)

 Age, years§

49.1 ± 17.0

38.8 ± 14.2

46.8 ± 13.3

52.2 ± 14.3

51.0 ± 8.0

52.5 ± 10.4

46.2 ± 18.0

 Pathogens*

 Gram-positive

16

8

2

2

1

0

1

 Gram-negative

14

2

12

3

4

2

1

 Fungus

6

2

1

3

5

0

0

 MDRP**

11

2

6

4

0

2

0

Predisposing conditions

 

 Diabetes mellitus**

14

8

9

3

3

1

3

 Nosocomial infection

7

3

3

4

2

1

1

 IV drug use

4

6

3

2

1

2

0

 Immunosuppressed state

5

3

3

2

2

 

1

 Injury or other trauma

4

2

2

1

1

1

1

 Antimicrobial therapy

 Cephalosporin

17

10

7

2

1

2

4

 Vancomycin

19

11

0

6

1

0

2

 Carbapenem

6

5

4

4

1

1

2

 Piperacillin-tazobactam

4

4

6

1

2

1

2

 Aminoglycosides

0

0

10

1

4

4

0

 Quinolones

2

2

2

0

4

0

2

 Antifungal therapy

8

4

2

4

5

0

3

 Drainage

7

 

14

1

2

2

0

 Death

6

4

3

3

1

1

1

 Duration of hospitalization, days§

23.4 ± 12.1

19.9 ± 9.4

22.3 ± 9.4

24.1 ± 16.2

17.3 ± 6.4

32.1 ± 11.0

20.8 ± 6.0

  1. §There are no significant relationship between age as well as duration of hospitalization and different primary infection of SPE patients, P > 0.05
  2. * There is relationship between pathogens and different primary infection sites of the SPE patients, P < 0.05
  3. ** There is no relationship between MDRP as well as diabetes and the different primary infection of SPE patients, P > 0.05
  4. MDRP Multidrug-resistant pathogen
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