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Table 1 Characteristics of the 101 patients with BUO

From: Patients with community-acquired bacteremia of unknown origin: clinical characteristics and usefulness of microbiological results for therapeutic issues: a single-center cohort study

Clinical characteristics of patients

Values (%)

Age, years mean (SD)

71 (17)

Sex, men (%)

68 (67)

Comorbidities

 Cardiovascular

61 (60)

 Immunosuppressed

31 (31)

 Pulmonary

27 (27)

 Diabetes mellitus

17 (17)

 Dyslipidemia

14 (14)

 Neurological

14 (14)

Medical device

17 (17)

Severe sepsis

52 (51)

Death

9 (9)

ICU transfer

12 (12)

Symptoms at admission

 Fever

99 (98)

 Isolated fever

22 (22)

 Dyspnea

14 (14)

 Fatigue

13 (13)

 Diarrhea/vomiting

13 (13)

 Confusion

13 (13)

 Loss of consciousness

11 (11)

 Back pain

8 (8)

 Arthralgia/myalgia

6 (6)

 Fall

6 (6)

 Chest pain

4

 Abdominal pain

3

 Neurological deficit

2

 Jaundice

1

 Cough

1

 Headache

1