Volume 10, Number 1—January 2004
Research
Nosocomial Bloodstream Infection and Clinical Sepsis
Stéphane Hugonnet*, Hugo Sax*, Philippe Eggimann*, Jean-Claude Chevrolet*, and Didier Pittet*
Table 3
Exposure to invasive devices among patients with and without primary bloodstream infectiona
| No BSI n = 977 | Microbiologically confirmed BSI n = 28 | Clinical sepsis n = 63 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peripheral catheter | |||
| Exposed patients (%) | 858 (87.8) | 24 (85.7) | 58 (92.1) |
| Catheter-days [days, median (range)] | 3 (1-30) | 4 (1-10)b | 5.5 (1-20)c |
| Central line | |||
| Exposed patients (%) | 627 (64.2)d | 27 (96.4) | 61 (96.8) |
| Catheter-days [days, median (range)] | 4 (1-117)d | 8 (2-39) | 8 (1-33) |
| Arterial line | |||
| Exposed patients (%) | 791 (81.0)d | 28 (100) | 62 (98.4) |
| Catheter-days [days, median (range)] | 3 (1-47)d | 7 (2-23) | 8 (1–21) |
| Mechanical ventilation | |||
| Exposed patients (%) | 380 (38.9)d | 19 (67.9) | 53 (84.1) e |
| MV-days [days, median (range)] | 3 (1–123)d | 12 (2–61) | 11 (1–35) |
| Urinary catheter | |||
| Exposed patients (%) | 665 (68.1)d | 27 (96.4) | 58 (92.1) |
| Catheter-days [days, median (range)] | 3 (1–77)d | 12 (1–63) | 14 (1–45) |
aBSI, bloodstream infection; MV, mechanical ventilation.
bp = 0.059 when compared to no BSI.
cp < 0.001 when compared to no BSI, and p = 0.053 when compared to microbiologically confirmed BSI.
dp < 0.005 when compared to microbiologically confirmed BSI and clinical sepsis.
ep = 0.097 when compared to microbiologically confirmed BSI.
