Table 2 Characteristics of patients and type of infection at the moment of empiric antibiotics prescription.
Group D n= 60 | Group ND n= 73 | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Procalcitonine, mean ± SD, μg/l | 7.8 ± 15 | 8.3 ± 18.5 | 0.87 | |
Leukocyte count, mean ± SD, mg/l | 13.6 ± 7.3 | 12.4 ± 6.1 | 0.34 | |
Nosocomial infection, n (%) | 54 (90) | 62 (85) | 0.38 | |
Sepsis | 21 (35) | 35 (48) | ||
Severity of infection, n (%) | Severe sepsis | 23 (38.3) | 24 (32.8) | 0.3 |
Septic shock. | 16 (26.6) | 14 (19.2) | ||
Type of infections, n (%) | ||||
Ventilator-associated pneumonia | 28 (46.6) | 34 (46.5) | 0.9 | |
Pneumonia | 13 (21.6) | 24 (32.8) | 0.15 | |
Urinary tract infection | 2 (3.3) | 3 (4.1) | 0.81 | |
Catheter-related bacteriemia | 1 (1.6) | 0 | 0.28 | |
Endocarditis | 1 (1.6) | 0 | 0.28 | |
Mediastinitis | 5 (8.3) | 0 | 0.01 | |
Peritonitis | 6 (10) | 7 (9.6) | 0.97 | |
Meningitis | 1 (1.6) | 0 | 0.28 | |
Otorhinolaryngeal infection | 0 | 1 (1.4) | 0.34 | |
Undetermined infection location | 4 (6.6) | 4 (5.5) | 0.84 | |