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Table 1 Study populations’ demographic and clinical characteristics

From: Central venous catheter-related bloodstream infection and colonization: the impact of insertion site and distribution of multidrug-resistant pathogens

VARIABLE

No of patients

CLABSI (n = 59) N (%)

Colonization (n = 144) N (%)

Age, mean +/− SD, (years)

55.08 +/− 19.8

53.9 +/− 17.9

Gender (M/F)

41/18

100/44

Obesity

19 (32.2)

84 (58.3)

Diabetes mellitus

9 (15.2)

67 (46.5)

Pulmonary disease

16 (27.1)

48 (33.3)

Hypertension

11 (18.6)

75 (52)

Renal disease

17 (28.8)

15 (10.4)

Oncologic disease

16 (27.1)

36 (25)

Immune deficiency/suppression

17 (28.8)

33 (22.9)

Admission category

 Medical

43 (72.8)

87 (60.4)

 Surgery

16 (27.1)

57 (39.6)

Mechanical ventilation

37 (62.7)

105 (72.9)

Unit of cath insertion (ICU/other)

38/21

97/48

Cardiovascular disease

17 (28.8)

49 (34)

Neurological disease

38 (64.4)

29 (20.1)

Gastroenterological disease

18 (30.5)

27 (18.7)

Hospital death

19 (32.2)

42 (29.1)

Sepsis

11 (18.6)

29 (20.1)

APACHE score

12.8+/− 8.2

13.2 +/− 7.4

Length of catheter stay (mean +/− SD)

16.19+/−10.7

14.05+/− 9.7

  1. No number of catheters