Septic patients without obvious signs of infection at baseline are more likely to die in the ICU

BMC Infectious Diseases

Table 2 Independent predictors for vague presentation at the emergency department

Covariate	aOR	95% CI	P
PAOD	2.01	1.08–3.77	0.028
Asthma	0.13	0.02–0.97	0.046
Haematological malignancy	0.34	0.14–0.83	0.018
Biliary source of infection	3.99	0.29–0.84	0.009
Bacteremia	0.49	0.29–0.84	0.010

PAOD, Peripheral Arterial Occlusive Disease; aOR, adjusted Odds Ratio; CI, Confidence Interval

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