Table 1 Basic patient characteristics and distribution of infections

Sequential organ failure assessment score (on admission)

6,93 ± 4.85

8.01 ± 4.79

ns

Therapeutic intervention scoring system (on admission)

36.61 ± 11.38

38.97 ± 11.45

ns

Simplified acute physiology score II (on admission)

45.68 ± 19.81

49.81 ± 17.16

ns

Age, years

60.1 ± 15.2

59.8 ± 19.1

ns

Gender, female/male

39/49 (44%/56%)

25/50 (33%/67%)

ns

Immune suppression

11 (13%)

16 (21%)

ns

Comorbidities

 Cardiovascular

53 (60%)

50 (67%)

ns

 Chronic pulmonary disease

28 (32%)

26 (35%)

ns

 Vascular disease

30 (34%)

37 (49%)

ns

 Chronic liver disease

16 (18%)

10 (13%)

ns

 Chronic renal disease

31 (35%)

27 (36%)

ns

 Metabolic disorders

35 (40%)

32 (43%)

ns

 Neurological disease

22 (25%)

19 (25%)

ns

 Oncological disease

21 (24%)

15 (20%)

ns

Surgery (before admission)

58 (36%)

49 (30%)

ns

Dialysis (on first day of admission

18 (56%)

14 (44%)

ns

Infections

 Pneumonia

64 (73%)

56 (75%)

ns

 Urogenital

11 (13%)

13 (17%)

ns

 Central nervous system

11 (13%)

14 (19%)

ns

 Abdominal

15 (17%)

10 (13%)

ns

 Catheter-associated

23 (26%)

27 (36%)

ns

 Soft tissue

8 (9%)

17 (23%)

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Sepsis

72 (82%)

58 (77%)

ns

Septic shock

58 (66%)

52 (69%)

ns