Year | |
1998 | 13 (34) |
1999 | 10 (26) |
2000 | 8 (22) |
2001 | 7 (18) |
Month | |
January | 6 (16) |
February | 3 (8) |
March | 2 (5) |
April | 4 (11) |
May | 3 (8) |
June | 4 (11) |
July | 7 (18) |
August | 0 (0) |
September | 3 (8) |
October | 2 (5) |
November | 1 (3) |
December | 3 (8) |
Mean age (SD, median, range; in years) | 62 (26.3, 74, 1 month to 95) |
0–10 | 3 (8) |
11–20 | 1 (3) |
21–30 | 1 (3) |
31–40 | 0 (0) |
41–50 | 4 (11) |
51–60 | 3 (8) |
61–70 | 4 (11) |
71–80 | 11 (29) |
81–90 | 9 (24) |
91–100 | 2 (5) |
Sex (male:female) | 23:15 |
Underlying disease* | |
Gastrointestinal tract disease | 11 (29) |
Hepatobiliary tract disease | 11 (29) |
Malignancy | 11 (29) |
Hypertension | 11 (29) |
Diabetes mellitus | 7 (18) |
Cerebrovascular accident | 6 (16) |
Immobilisation and/or bed sore | 4 (11) |
Chronic renal failure | 3 (8) |
None | 4 (11) |
Diagnosis | |
Primary bacteraemia | 13 (34) |
Cholecystitis/cholangitis | 12 (32) |
Other intra-abdominal infection | 7 (18) |
Infected gangrene of extremities | 3 (8) |
Infected bed sore | 2 (5) |
Pneumonia | 1 (3) |
Community/hospital acquired | |
Community | 30 (79) |
Hospital | 8 (21) |
Number of positive blood cultures | |
1 | 34 (89) |
2 | 4 (11) |
Monomicrobial/polymicrobial bacteraemia | |
Monomicrobial | 19 (50) |
Polymicrobial | 19 (50) |
Mortality | 11 (29) |