Table 1 Characteristics of 71 patients with Elizabethkingia infections
Characteristics | Value |
|---|---|
Age(years) | |
Rang | –0 ~ 92 |
–Mean ± SD | 56.9 ± 20.7 |
Gender, n (%) | |
–Male | 46(64.8) |
–Female | 25(35.2) |
–Hospitalization duration(days), mean ± SD | 49.1 ± 40.7 |
–In-hospital mortality rate, n (%) | 21 (29.6%) |
Comorbidity, n(%) | |
–Hypertension | 21(29.6) |
–Diabetes mellitus | 13(18.3) |
–Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 9(12.7) |
–Cardiovascular disease | 23(32.4) |
–End-stage renel disease | 14(19.7) |
–Mechanical ventilation, n(%) | 51(71.8) |
Indwelling device, n(%) | |
–Nasogastric tube | 45(63.4) |
–Urinary catheter | 42(59.2) |
–Surgical puncture or drain | 4(5.6) |
Surgery, n(%) | |
–Transplantation | 1(1.4) |
–Chemoradiotherapy, n(%) | 1(1.4) |
Ward, n (%) | |
–Geriatrics | 2(2.8) |
Nerosurgery | 7(9.9) |
Orthopaedics | 1(1.4) |
Intensive care unit | 26(36.6) |
Neurology | 2(2.8) |
Emergency | 23(32.4) |
Urology | 1(1.4) |
Thoracic surgery | 1(1.4) |
Cardiac surgery | 2(2.8) |
Cardiology | 3(4.3) |
Hematology | 1(1.4) |
Nephrology | 2(2.8) |
Side of isolation, n(%) | |
Respiratory tract | 61(85.9) |
Blood | 1(1.4) |
Urine | 1(1.4) |
Ascites | 1(1.4) |
Drainage fluid | 2(2.8) |
Pus | 2(2.8) |
Cerebrospinal fluid | 3(4.3) |