Sex | | | |
Male | 9 (82) | 14 (52) | NS |
Female | 2 (18) | 13 (48) | |
Mean age (SD) | 49 (26.5) | 70 (23.9) | <0.05 |
Underlying diseases* | | | |
Gastrointestinal tract disease | 6 (55) | 5 (19) | <0.05 |
Hepatobiliary tract disease | 6 (55) | 5 (19) | <0.05 |
Malignancy | 4 (36) | 7 (26) | NS |
Hypertension | 2 (18) | 9 (33) | NS |
Diabetes mellitus | 1 (9) | 6 (22) | NS |
Cerebrovascular accident | 1 (9) | 5 (19) | NS |
Immobilisation and/or bed sore | 1 (9) | 3 (11) | NS |
Chronic renal failure | 2 (18) | 1 (4) | NS |
Diagnosis | | | |
Primary bacteraemia | 4 (36) | 9 (33) | NS |
Cholecystitis/cholangitis | 3 (27) | 9 (33) | NS |
Other intra-abdominal infection | 3 (27) | 4 (15) | NS |
Infected gangrene of extremities | 1 (9) | 2 (7) | NS |
Infected bed sore | 0 (0) | 2 (7) | NS |
Pneumonia | 0 (0) | 1 (4) | NS |
Community/hospital acquired | | | |
Community | 7 (64) | 23 (85) | NS |
Hospital | 4 (36) | 4 (15) | |
Number of positive blood cultures | | | |
1 | 11 (100) | 23 (85) | NS |
2 | 0 (0) | 4 (15) | |
Mono/polymicrobial bacteraemia | | | |
Monomicrobial | 3 (27) | 16 (59) | NS |
Polymicrobial | 8 (73) | 11 (41) | NS |