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Table 5 Characteristics of infection source among survivors and non-survivors at 28 days

From: Effect of appropriate dose, spectrum, and timing of antibiotics on 28-day mortality in patients with sepsis in the emergency department

Characteristics, n (%)

28-day survival, N=570

28-day mortality, N=23

P value

Source

  

0.64

 Pneumonia

195 (34.2%)

9 (31.9%)

 Urinary tract

212 (37.2%)

5 (21.7%)

 Gastrointestinal

55 (9.6%)

5 (21.7%)

 Soft tissue, bone, and joints

31 (5.4%)

2 (8.7%)

 Septicemia/catheter-relate/FN

58 (10.2%)

2 (8.7%)

 Hepatobiliary

10 (1.8%)

0 (0%)

 CNS

2 (0.4%)

0 (0%)

 Unknown

6 (1.1%)

0 (0%)

Source, positive culture

237(41.6%)

12 (52.2%)

0.31

Pathogen in positive culture

  

0.53

Escherichia coli

45 (7.9%)

3 (13%)

E. coli (ESBL)

58 (10.2%)

2 (8.7%)

Klebsiella

21 (3.7%)

0 (0%)

Klebsiella (ESBL)

9 (1.36%)

2 (8.7%)

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

22 (3.9%)

0 (0%)

Staphylococcus spp.

12 (2.1%)

1 (4.3%)

Streptococcus spp.

7 (1.2%)

0 (0%)

 Other

46 (8.1%)

5 (21.7%)

 No growth

350 (61.4%)

10 (4.5%)

Infection source sensitivity to first dose antibiotic

496 (87%)

15 (65.2%)

< 0.01

Hemoculture positive

85 (14.9%)

4 (17.4%)

0.74

Pathogen in positive hemoculture

  

0.25

Escherichia coli

16 (2.8%)

0 (0%)

E. coli (ESBL)

16 (2.8%)

1 (4.3%)

Klebsiella

3 (0.5%)

0 (0%)

Klebsiella (ESBL)

1 (0.2%)

0 (0%)

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

6 (1.1%)

0 (0%)

Staphylococcus spp.

22 (3.9%)

0 (0%)

Streptococcus spp.

4 (0.7%)

0 (0%)

 Other

15 (2.6%)

3 (13%)

 No growth

487 (85.4%)

19 (82.6%)

Hemoculture sensitivity to first antibiotic

541 (95.1%)

20 (87%)

0.09

Appropriate time to antibiotics (within 60 min)

375 (65.8%)

20 (87.0%)

0.04

Appropriate spectrum of antibiotics

475 (83.3%)

14 (60.9%)

0.005

Appropriate dose of antibiotics

568 (99.6%)

23 (100%)

1.00 a

Appropriate antibiotics (time <60 min + spectrum + dose)

311 (54.6%)

12 (52.5%)

0.82

  1. aFisher’s exact test