Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of the patients
Variable | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Mean age (SD) in years | 62.1 ± 14.4 | |
Gender | ||
Male | 64 | 58.2 |
Female | 46 | 41.8 |
Race | ||
Malay | 95 | 86.4 |
Chinese | 4 | 3.6 |
Indian | 8 | 7.3 |
Others | 3 | 2.7 |
Intensive care unit admission | 24 | 21.8 |
Recent surgery | 56 | 50.9 |
Recent hospitalization | 66 | 60.0 |
Immunocompromise | 22 | 20.0 |
Presence of comorbidities | 97 | 88.2 |
Type of comorbidity | ||
Hypertension | 61 | 55.5 |
Diabetes | 53 | 48.2 |
Chronic kidney disease | 34 | 30.9 |
Malignancy | 21 | 19.1 |
Dyslipidemia | 17 | 15.5 |
Stroke | 15 | 13.6 |
Ischemic heart disease | 12 | 10.9 |
Benign prostate hyperplasia | 11 | 10.0 |
Sepsis/septic shock | 53 | 48.2 |
Diagnosis | ||
Bacteremia | 47 | 42.7 |
Urinary tract infections | 38 | 34.5 |
Surgical site infections | 12 | 10.9 |
Pneumonia | 7 | 6.4 |
Skin and soft tissue infections | 5 | 4.5 |
Intra-abdominal infections | 1 | 0.9 |
Type of infection | ||
Hospital-acquired | 50 | 45.5 |
Community-acquired | 60 | 54.5 |