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Table 4 The 30-day all-cause mortality rate in patients with influenza A, influenza B or COVID-19 stratified by blood culture results

From: Community-acquired bacteraemia in COVID-19 in comparison to influenza A and influenza B: a retrospective cohort study

 

Influenza A

Influenza B

COVID-19

 

Mortality rate

% (n)

95% CI

% (n)

95% CI

% (n)

95% CI

p value

Overall

7.1 (23)

4.3–9.9

6.4 (21)

3.8–9.1

28.3 (192)

24.9–31.7

<.001**

With positive blood culture

18.9 (7)

6.3–31.5

2.9 (1)

-2.7-8.4

26.2 (16)

15.2–37.3

0.02**

With relevant positive blood culture*

30.8 (4)

5.7–55.9

10.0 (1)

−8.6-28.6

42.9 (3)

6.2–79.5

0.28***

  1. * Corrected for contamination
  2. ** Pearson’s chi-squared test
  3. *** Fisher’s exact test
  4. 95% CI = 95% confidence interval