Table 2 Focus and pathogen
From: Sepsis in mechanically ventilated patients with spinal cord injury: a retrospective analysis
Variables | Primary sepsis | Secondary sepsis | Test | OR | 95% CI | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sepsis focus (n) | ||||||
  Spinal | 12 | 2 | Fisher’s exact | 145 | 6.3–3317 | <0.0001 |
  Pulmonary | 0 | 10 | Fisher’s exact | 0.02 | 0.00–0.49 | <0.001 |
  Abdominal | 0 | 2 | Fisher’s exact | 0.23 | 0.01–5.3 | 0.49 |
  Urogenital | 0 | 1 | Fisher’s exact | 0.41 | 0.02–11 | 1.0 |
  Soft tissue | 0 | 1 | Fisher’s exact | 0.41 | 0.02–11 | 1.0 |
Gram-positive bacteria (n) | ||||||
  Total | 12 | 4 | Fisher’s exact | 69 | 3.4–1431 | <0.0001 |
  Staphylococcus aureus | 10 | 1 | Fisher’s exact | 75 | 6.0–942 | <0.0001 |
  Enterococcus species | 1 | 3 | Fisher’s exact | 0.39 | 0.04–4.4 | 0.61 |
  Streptococcus species | 1 | 0 | Fisher’s exact | 4.3 | 0.16–115 | 0.43 |
Gram-negative bacteria (n) | ||||||
  Total | 0 | 11 | Fisher’s exact | 0.02 | 0.00–0.39 | <0.001 |
  Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 0 | 5 | Fisher’s exact | 0.08 | 0.00–1.7 | 0.05 |
  Acinetobacter species | 0 | 1 | Fisher’s exact | 0.41 | 0.02–11 | 1.0 |
  Escherichia coli | 0 | 2 | Fisher’s exact | 0.23 | 0.01–5.3 | 0.49 |
  Klebsiella species | 0 | 3 | Fisher’s exact | 0.15 | 0.00–3.3 | 0.24 |
Fungi (n) | ||||||
  Candida albicans | 0 | 1 | Fisher’s exact | 0.41 | 0.02–11 | 1.0 |
