Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients with fungemia and patients with bacteremia
Variable | Bacteremia patients (n = 1,060) | Fungemia patients (n = 96) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age, median (IQR) | 62 (49–74) | 61 (48–73.5) | 0.7077 |
Male gender, n (%) | 691 (65.2) | 65 (67.7) | 0.6155 |
Simplified Acute Physiology Score II, median (IQR) | 48 (38–59) | 49 (41–63) | 0.0993 |
Medical admission, n (%) | 611 (57.6) | 61 (63.5) | 0.1799 |
Charlson comorbidity index score, n (%) | 0.3215 | ||
0 | 361 (34.1) | 25 (26) | |
1–2 | 367 (34.6) | 37 (38.5) | |
≥3 | 332 (31.3) | 34 (35.4) | |
At least one chronic illness, n (%) | 336 (31.7) | 40 (41.7) | 0.0629 |
Immunosuppression, n (%) | 136 (12.8) | 15 (15.6) | 0.5012 |
Cardiovascular, n (%) | 103 (9.7) | 14 (14.6) | 0.202 |
Respiratory, n (%) | 86 (8.1) | 12 (12.5) | 0.1286 |
Renal, n (%) | 53 (5) | 8 (8.3) | 0.1396 |
Liver, n (%) | 40 (3.8) | 4 (4.2) | 0.9752 |
At least one organ dysfunction on admission, n (%) | 944 (89.1) | 86 (89.6) | 0.8491 |
Cardiovascular, n (%) | 530 (50) | 61 (63.5) | 0.0222 |
Respiratory, n (%) | 858 (80.9) | 79 (82.3) | 0.7319 |
Neurologic, n (%) | 326 (30.8) | 28 (29.2) | 0.8062 |
Renal, n (%) | 131 (12.4) | 24 (25) | 0.0023 |
Septic shock at admission, n (%) | 229 (21.6) | 38 (39.6) | 0.0003 |
Mortality at 28 days, n (%) | 375 (35.4) | 39 (40.6) | 0.2307 |