From: Is platelet transfusion associated with hospital-acquired infections in critically ill patients?
Pathogens | Patients with positive UC N = 292 | Patients with positive UC and with PLT transfusion N = 99 | Patients with positive UC without PLT transfusion N = 193 | P value |
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Enterobactericeae Enterococcus | 17 (5.8%) | 43 (43.4%) | 108 (56%) | 0.04 |
Staphylococcus sp. | 38 (19.5%) | 2 (2%) | 15 (7.8%) | 0.04 |
Candida sp. | 7 (2.4%) | 3 (3%) | 4 (2.1%) | 0.44 |
Non-fermentive GNB | 90 (30.8%) | 44 (44.4%) | 46 (23.8%) | < 0.01 |
Other | 30 (10.3%) | 9 (9.1%) | 21 (10.9%) | 0.63 |
2 (0.7%) | 1 (1%) | 1 (0.5%) | 0.56 | |
UC with >1 microorganism | 25 (8.6%) | 5 (5.1%) | 20 (10.4%) | 0.12 |