Variable

Death (n = 8)

Survival (n = 47)

P value

Age (years)

69.5 ± 10.7

64.5 ± 12.9

0.303

Male/case (%)

5 (62.5)

40 (85.1)

0.125

Underlying disease

Diabetes mellitus

2

10

1.000

Hypertension

4

22

0.867

Chronic renal insufficiency

0

6

0.577

Hematologic tumor

2

9

1.000

Solid Tumors

2

5

0.580

Brain disease

2

7

0.844

History of gout

1

1

0.272

History of surgery

4

19

0.905

Laboratory tests

C-reactive protein (mg/L)

171.9 ± 90.6

107.6 ± 95.9

0.086

Calcitoninogen (μg/L)

39.5 ± 34.9

14.9 ± 28.1

0.032

Peripheral blood leukocyte count (×10⁹/L)

11.3 ± 9.9

10.9 ± 8.7

0.899

Hemoglobin (g/L)

94.8 ± 31.6

108.2 ± 32.3

0.280

Albumin (g/L)

30.2 ± 1.3

39.2 ± 4.3

0.000

Positive alarm time (h)

14.9 ± 9.7

21.6 ± 15.3

0.235

Number of cases of recurrent bacteremia

2

5

0.580

Admission to ICU

5

10

0.047

Indwelling catheter

7

19

0.029

Central venous catheter

8

23

0.007

Mechanical ventilation

4

2

0.001

Surgical procedures performed

7

24

0.125

Antimicrobial exposure

8

46

1.000