| P-Value | Blood Culture | P-Value | PCR | Factors | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Negative, N (%) |
Positive, N (%) |
Negative, N (%) |
Positive, N (%) |
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| Age (years) | ||||||
| 0.82 | 3 (1.1) | 0 (0.0) | 0.43 | 2 (0.8) | 1 (0.3) | 0-20 |
| 12 (4.5) | 1 (0.3) | 7 (2.7) | 6 (2.3) | 21-40 | ||
| 58 (21.9) | 7 (2.7) | 47 (17.7) | 17 (6.4) | 41-60 | ||
| 114 (43.0) | 13 (4.9) | 91 (34.3) | 37 (14.0) | 61-80 | ||
| 51 (19.3) | 6 (2.3) | 38 (14.3) | 19 (7.2) | 80-100 | ||
| Gender | ||||||
| - | 98 (36.9) | 21 (7.9) | - | 99 (37.4) | 46 (17.4) | Male |
| 140 (52.9) | 6 (2.3) | 86 (32.4) | 34 (12.8) | Female | ||
| Underlying disease | ||||||
| 0.004* | 37 (14.0) | 10 (3.7) | 0.1 | 29 (10.9) | 17 (6.4) | Diabetes mellitus |
| 19 (7.2) | 3 (1.1) | 11 (4.1) | 10 (3.8) | Kidney failure | ||
| 11 (4.1) | 2 (0.8) | 8 (3.1) | 5 (1.9) | Respiratory failure | ||
| 24 (9.0) | 6 (2.3) | 18 (6.8) | 12 (4.5) | Infectious disease | ||
| 12 (4.5) | 2 (0.8) | 1 1 (4.1) | 3 (1.1) | Malignancies | ||
| 2 (0.8) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (0.8) | 0 (0.0) | Hospitalized infants in NICU | ||
| 133 (50.2) | 4 (1.5) | 106 (40.0) | 33 (12.5) | Without underlying diseases | ||
| Prior antibiotic use | ||||||
| 0.39 | 94 (35.4) | 16 (6.1) | < 0.001* | 61 (23.0) | 49 (18.5) | With prior antibiotic use |
| 144 (54.3) | 11 (4.1) | 124 (46.8) | 31 (11.7) | Without prior antibiotic use | ||