Table 8 Characteristics and hospital mortality in patients with microbiological evidence of catheter-associated bloodstream infection (BSI) versus positive blood cultures with no contemporaneous proven catheter infection (median and inter-quartile range for univariate comparison, hazard ratio (HR) with 95% confidence interval for Cox analysis)
From: Acquired bloodstream infection in the intensive care unit: incidence and attributable mortality
| Â | Catheter-associated BSI | Non catheter-associated BSI | P |
|---|---|---|---|
Number (% of BSI) | 34 (20.4%) | 133 (79.6%) | Â |
Univariate comparison | Â | Â | Â |
APACHE III (admission) | 66 (50-91) | 72 (54-93) | 0.41 |
Age (years) | 59 (39-67) | 61 (45-73) | 0.32 |
ICU LOS (days) | 17.5 (13-27) | 15 (9-23) | 0.21 |
Hospital Mortality | 32.4% | 44.4% | 0.25 |
Cox hazard analysis | Â | Â | Â |
HR for death in hospital | 2.64 (1.44-4.83) | 3.18 (2.43-4.17) | 0.57 |