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Table 1 Characteristics of all 295 patients who arrived at the ED with suspicion of a severe infection. Age is given as median with interquartile range (IQR). All other numbers are percentages (%) of the total number of patients. None means that at the moment of discharge from the hospital, it was clear that the patient was not admitted with an infection, but had an alternative diagnosis

From: Prognostic factors for important clinical outcomes in patients with a severe infection

Characteristics

 

N

295

Male (%)

53.9

Age*

59 (46–73)

Infection diagnoses at discharge (%):

 Respiratory tract infection

18.5

 Urinary tract infection

17.1

 Liver and biliary tract infection

9.2

 Skin/soft tissue infection

3.7

 Septicaemia

1.7

 Intravenous catheter infection

2.7

 Fever of unknown focus

9.8

 Neutropenic fever

3.4

 Bone and joint infection

0.7

 Other infections

15.1

 None

13.4

  1. *Median (IQR)