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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of all 50 patients

From: The comparative accuracy of pooled vs. individual blood culture sampling methods for diagnosis of catheter-related bloodstream infection

Variables

N = 50

Mean Age, years (SD)

59.4 (19.1)

Median Age, years (IQR)

60 (53, 74)

Male, n (%)

30 (60)

Sites of enrollment, n (%)

 MICU1

10 (20)

 MICU2

22 (44)

 MIMCU

18 (36)

Vital signs at the time of blood culture taking, median (IQR)

 Systolic blood pressure, mmHg

110.5 (96.5–130)

 Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg

60 (50.5–78)

 Mean arterial pressure, mmHg

79 (65.5–95.3)

 Heart rate, beats per minute

110 (88.5–125)

 Respiratory rate, breaths per minute

24 (20–28)

 Body temperature, Celsius degree

37.8 (36.8–38.5)

SOFA score, median (IQR)

8 (5.25–10)

Primary diagnosis, n (%)

 Pneumonia

25 (50)

 CRBSI

14 (28)

 Septic shock

13 (26)

 Urinary tract infection

4 (8)

 Skin and musculoskeletal infection

4 (8)

 Intraabdominal infection

3 (6)

 Hepatobiliary tract infection

2 (4)

 Infective endocarditis

1 (2)

Comorbidities, n (%)

 Hypertension

17 (34)

 AKI

17 (34)

 Diabetes mellitus

13 (26)

 CKD

9 (18)

 Malignancy

9 (18)

 Received immunosuppressive drugs

9 (18)

 COPD/Chronic lung disease

5 (10)

 Current steroid usage

5 (10)

 Liver cirrhosis

4 (8)

 Regular hemodialysis

3 (6)

 CAPD

2 (4)

  1. AKI acute kidney injury, CAPD continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis, CKD chronic kidney disease, COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, CRBSI catheter-related bloodstream infection, IQR interquartile range, MICU medical intensive care unit, MIMCU medical intermediate care unit, SD standard deviation, SOFA Sequential Organ Failure Assessment