Volume 21, Number 2—February 2015
CME ACTIVITY - Research
pH Level as a Marker for Predicting Death among Patients with Vibrio vulnificus Infection, South Korea, 2000–2011
Table 1
Demographic and clinical features for 34 patients in a study looking for predictors of death among persons with Vibrio vulnificus infection, South Korea, 2000–2011*
Variable | Nonsurvivors, n = 16† | Survivors, n = 18† | p value |
---|---|---|---|
Sex | 0.346 | ||
M | 15 (93.8) | 15 (83.3) | |
F |
1 (6.3) |
3 (16.7) |
|
Age, y |
58 (43–74) |
57 (45–67) |
0.740 |
Interval, d, between symptom onset and hospital admission |
3 (1–5) |
3 (0–7) |
0.304 |
Route of exposure | |||
Consumption of seafood | 11 (69) | 14 (78) | 0.565 |
Wound exposure to seawater | 3 (19) | 2 (11) | 0.723 |
Unknown |
2 (12) |
2 (22) |
0.632 |
Underlying condition | |||
Chronic liver disease | 15 (94) | 17 (94) | 0.872 |
Chronic alcoholism | 13 (81) | 14 (78) | 0.803 |
Hepatitis B virus infection | 2 (13) | 3 (17) | 0.732 |
Hepatitis C virus infection |
0 |
0 |
NA |
Signs and symptoms at hospital admission | |||
Any gastrointestinal symptom | 7 (54.8) | 5 (27.8) | 0.331 |
Any skin and soft tissue lesion |
12 (75.0) |
15 (83.3) |
0.549 |
Bacteremia present |
10 (63) |
8 (44) |
0.292 |
Surgery performed |
7 (44) |
8 (44) |
0.967 |
Appropriate antimicrobial drug treatment received | 13 (81) | 14 (78) | 0.810 |
*NA, not applicable.
†Except for age, data are numbers (%) or medians (range).