Bacteraemia in Intensive Care Unit: Clinical, Bacteriological, and Prognostic Prospective Study

Table 5

Comparison between the dead and survived patients in the study based on demographic, clinical, and microbiological profiles.

Variable		Survived		Dead		Signification
		Number	%	Number	%
Age (mean +/− SD)		52,1 +/− 20,1		62,3 +/− 12,5		NS
Gender	M	4	33%	11	40,7%	NS
	F	8	67%	16	59,2%
Underlying illness	Diabetes mellitus	3	25%	9	33,3%	NS
	Essential hypertension	1	8,3%	10	37%	NS
	ID	1	8,3%	1	3,7%	NS
	Chronic renal diseases	0	0%	2	7,4%	NS
	Cardiopathy	1	8,3%	3	11,1%	NS
Origin of bacteremia	Nosocomial	12	100%	26	96,2%	NS
	Ambulatory	0	0%	1	3,7%	NS
Nature of bacteremia	Primary	7	58,3%	15	55,5%	NS
	Secondary	5	41.6%	12	44,4%	NS
Source of bacteraemia	Lungs	3	25%	10	37%	NS
	Urinary tract	2	16,6%	2	7,4%	NS
	CVC	1	8,3%	2	7,4%	NS
	Unknown	6	50%	13	48,1%	NS
Severity	Sepsis	9	75%	7	25,9%	0,007
	Severe sepsis	2	16,6%	4	14,8%	NS
	Septic shock	1	8,3%	16	59,2%	0,011
Type of stained bacteria	GNB	8	67%	25	92,5%	NS
	GPC	3	25%	2	7,4%	NS
	MDR	9	75%	17	62,9%	NS
Microorganism	A. baumannii	3	25%	10	37%	NS
	K. pneumoniae	3	25%	7	25,9%	NS
	P. aeruginosa	2	16,6%	3	11,1%	NS
	S. aureus	3	25%	2	7,4%	NS
Adequacy of treatment	Adequate	5	41.6%	18	66,6%	NS
	Inadequate	5	41.6%	9	33,3%	NS