Clinical Utility of Rapid Pathogen Identification for Detecting the Causative Organisms in Sepsis: A Single-Center Study in Korea

Table 5

Univariate analysis of factors predicting 28-day mortality.

Variable	Unadjusted OR (95% CI)
Malignancy	8.83 (2.76–28.27)	<0.001
qSOFA score at ICU admission	1.88 (0.79–4.46)	0.15
Use of mechanical ventilation	2.08 (0.93–4.69)	0.08
Vasopressor use	3.77 (1.50–9.47)	0.005
Use of renal replacement therapy	5.57 (2.23–13.88)	<0.001
Gram-negative organisms	2.15 (0.95–4.84)	0.07
Active antimicrobial therapy	0.38 (0.16–0.95)	0.04
Identification via MALDI-TOF MS	0.28 (0.12–0.66)	0.004

OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence interval; qSOFA: quick Sequential Organ Failure Assessment; ICU: intensive care unit; MALDI-TOF: matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry.