Table 3 Type of secondary infections
From: Infections of respiratory or abdominal origin in ICU patients: what are the differences?
| Â | Abdominal infection | Respiratory infection | P- value |
|---|---|---|---|
Respiratory | 35 (21.6%) | NA | - |
Abdominal | NA | 15 (3.9%) | - |
Skin/wound | 26 (16.0%) | 21 (5.5%) | < 0.001 |
Other | 15 (9.3%) | 27 (7.1%) | 0.39 |
Unknown | 4 (2.5%) | 5 (1.3%) | 0.46 |
Bloodstream | 28 (17.3%) | 48 (12.6%) | 0.15 |
Urinary | 3 (1.9%) | 35 (9.2%) | < 0.001 |
Catheter | 14 (8.6%) | 20 (5.3%) | 0.14 |
CSF | 0 | 2 (0.5%) | 1 |