Table 1 Case characteristics
Community acquired | Postoperative | All | |
|---|---|---|---|
n (m/f) | 88 (44/44) | 154 (94/60) | 242 (138/104) |
Agea | 70 (14–98) | 65 (18–89) | 66.5 (14–98) |
Died in hospital (%) | 17 (19.3 %) | 28 (18.2 %) | 45 (18.6 %) |
LoS ICUb | 2.5 (1–7.25) | 9 (3–21) | 5 (2–17) |
LoS hospitalb | 12 (8–19.25) | 23.5 (14–42) | 18 (10–34) |
Site of lesion | |||
Stomach/duodenum | 13 (14.8 %) | 10 (6.5 %) | 23 (9.5 %) |
Small intestine | 15 (17.0 %) | 33 (21.4 %) | 48 (19.8 %) |
Colon/rectum | 37 (42.0 %) | 47 (30.5 %) | 84 (34.7 %) |
Other or multiple | 23 (26.1 %) | 64 (41.6 %) | 87 (36.0 %) |
Isolated pathogens | |||
E. coli | 40 (45.5 %) | 63 (40.9 %) | 103 (42.6 %) |
Non-E. coli enterobacteriaceae | 26 (29.5 %) | 54 (35.1 %) | 80 (33.1 %) |
Enterococcus spp. | 30 (34.1 %) | 84 (54.5 %) | 114 (47.1 %) |
Streptococcus spp. | 26 (29.5 %) | 24 (15.6 %) | 50 (20.7 %) |
Anaerobes | 32 (36.4 %) | 40 (26.0 %) | 72 (29.8 %) |
Candida spp. | 26 (29.5 %) | 44 (28.6 %) | 70 (28.9 %) |
Non-fermenter | 7 (8.0 %) | 8 (5.2 %) | 15 (6.2 %) |
S. aureus | 4 (4.5 %) | 9c (5.8 %) | 13 (5.4 %) |
CoNS | 5 (5.7 %) | 15 (9.7 %) | 20 (8.3 %) |
Others | 8 (9.1 %) | 11 (7.1 %) | 19 (7.9 %) |