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Table 6 Relative risk of death at day 30 and 95% confidence intervals of patients with peritonitis according to the type of organism cultured from peritoneal fluid (Mantel-Haenszel test, controlling for time)

From: Factors associated with septic shock and mortality in generalized peritonitis: comparison between community-acquired and postoperative peritonitis

 

Relative risk

95% confidence interval

P

Community-acquired peritonitis

   

   Yeasts

1.72

0.57 to 5.16

0.33

   Enterococcus species

1.05

0.24 to 4.58

0.94

   Anaerobes

1.83

0.66 to 5.10

0.24

Postoperative peritonitis

   

   Yeasts

4.28

1.02 to 18.04

0.031

   Enterococcus species

1.47

0.35 to 6.22

0.60

   Anaerobes

0.50

0.06 to 4.11

0.51

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