| SPH |  | VASST |  |
---|---|---|---|---|
 | Culture Positive | All | Culture Positive | All |
 | ( n = 301) | (n = 679) | (n = 282) | (n = 517) |
Age-years | 58 (45-71) | 59 (46-72) | 63 (50-73) | 63 (51-73) |
Gender -% male | 65.4 | 66.0 | 60.3 | 60.9 |
APACHE II | 24 (18-30) | 23 (18-29) | 26 (21-31) | 26 (21-32) |
Surgical -% | 26.6 | 28.7 | 19.1 | 21.3 |
Septic shock-number (%) | 208 (69.1) | 453 (66.7) | 282 (100) | 517 (100) |
Pathogens-number (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Gram-positive bacteria alone | 152 (50.5) |  | 115 (40.8) |  |
   Gram-negative bacteria alone | 100 (33.2) |  | 82 (29.1) |  |
   Fungus alone | 9 (3.0) |  | 37 (13.1) |  |
   Mixed | 40 (13.3) |  | 48 (17.0) |  |
Source of a positive culture-number (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Lung | 126 (41.9) |  | 140 (49.6) |  |
   Blood | 115 (38.2) |  | 131 (46.5) |  |
   Abdomen | 20 (6.6) |  | 53 (18.8) |  |
   Skin and soft tissue | 21 (7.0) |  | 36 (12.8) |  |
   Genitourinary system | 16 (5.3) |  | 17 (6.0) |  |
   Other | 3 (1.0) |  | 29 (10.3) |  |