Patient Demographics, Co-morbidities, and Hospitalization Information among 1,470 patients with bloodstream infection (BSI) in nine community hospitals, 2003–2006a,b.

aAbbreviations: STD = standard deviation; ADL = activity of daily living; BMI = body mass index; IQR = interquartile range; AICD = automated internal cardiac defibrillator; PICC = peripherally inserted central catheter; PEG = percutaneous gastrostomy; MRSA = methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; ESBL = extended spectrum beta-lactamase producing organism; VRE = vancomycin-resistant enterococci.bMissing data: Age (n = 1), sex (n = 5), race (n = 12), marital status (n = 69), insurance (n = 22), BMI (n = 88), ambulation (n = 1), bathing (n = 1), dressing (n = 1), bowel incontinence (n = 4), urine incontinence (n = 3), feeding (n = 1), McCabe score (n = 17), immunosuppressive medications (n = 28), tobacco use (n = 5), alcohol use (n = 8), pacemaker present (n = 12), documented decubitus (n = 13), intravascular catheter (n = 10), urinary catheter (n = 12), percutaneous gastrostomy tube (n = 13), history of infection or colonization due to a resistant organism (n = 40), admitting service (n = 3), admission source (n = 2), history of hospitalization in prior 12 months (n = 5).