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Table 2 Characteristics of secondary infections

From: Clinical characteristics, risk factors, immune status and prognosis of secondary infection of sepsis: a retrospective observational study

Site of infection, n (%) a

 Respiratory tract

  PNU

83 (55.3)

  LUNG

1 (0.7)

 Urinary tract

  SUTI

41 (27.3)

  OUTI

1 (0.7)

 Blood stream and disseminated infection

  LCBI

12 (8)

  DI

6 (4)

 Abdomen

  IAB

4 (2.7)

  GIT

1 (0.7)

 Skin and soft tissue

  ST

1 (0.7)

Time of onset of the first identified secondary infection

 Median (25th,75th)

8 (5.25,14)

 Time range, n (%)

  day 3

5 (5.4)

   > day 3, ≤day 7

36 (39)

   > day 7, ≤day 15

33 (35.9)

   > day 15

18 (19.6)

Patients with multiple secondary infections, n (%)

26 (28.3)

Secondary infection without identified pathogens, n (%)

23 (15.3)

  1. aDiagnosis was according to CDC/NHSN criteria [25]. PNU Pneumonia, LUNG Other infections of the lower respiratory tract, SUTI Symptomatic urinary tract infection, OUTI Other infections of the urinary tract, DI Disseminated infection, GIT Gastrointestinal tract, IAB Intraabdominal infection, LCBI Laboratory-confirmed bloodstream infection, ST Soft tissue infection