Table 2 Patient demographic and clinical characteristics

Number of patients

30

5

Age (years)^a

58.6 (23–86)

52.6 (21–71)

Gender (male/female)

10/20

3/2

Infection types

 Bacterial

8

0

 Viral

11

0

 Bacteria–bacteria

2

0

 Virus–bacteria

8

0

 Virus–fungus

1

0

Severity and outcomes

 APACHE III scores^a

67 (36–128)

57 (35–83)

 Length of ventilation (days)^a

8.7 (2–28)

3.8 (1–8)

 Length of ICU stay (days)^a

11.5 (2–37)

6 (2–11)

 Length of hospital stay (days)^a

16 (2–45)

8.6 (2–16)

 Alive/dead

22/8

5/0