Table 1 Antibiotic therapy and mortality by foci of origin
From: When appropriate antibiotic therapy is relevant in bacteremic septic patients
Focus | n (%) | AAT/IAT | Mortality |
|---|---|---|---|
Pulmonary | 94 (43) | 66/28 (P = 0.8) | 25/18 (P = 0.05, RR = 2) |
Peritoneal | 30 (13.6) | 17/13 (P = 0.08) | 8/5 (P = 0.9) |
Vascular | 30 (13.6) | 26/4 (P = 0.07) | 12/1 (P = 0.4) |
Urinary | 24 (11) | 19/5 (P = 0.5) | 12/1 (P = 0.1) |
Skin | 17 (7.7) | 13/4 (P = 0.8) | 8/3 (P = 0.5) |
Unknown | 13 (5.5) | 5/8 (P = 0.01, RR = 3.8) | 2/6 (P = 0.2) |
Meningeo | 12 (5.5) | 11/1 (P = 0.1) | 4/1 (P = 0.4) |