Tables
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Multivariate analysis: risk factors for early and late mortality in invasive pneumococcal pneumonia
RRR (95% CI) p-value Early mortality Age (18–50 years versus >50 years) 0.48 (0.17–1.33) 0.157 Male sex 1.51 (0.76–3.02) 0.24 Previous pneumococcal vaccination 1.16 (0.6–2.24) 0.66 Alcohol consumption 2.28 (1.11–4.66) 0.024 Chronic heart disease 2.71 (1.42–5.19) 0.003 Chronic liver disease 0.85 (0.35–2.05) 0.713 Chronic neurological disease 2.26 (1.05–4.85) 0.037 HIV infection 1.77 (0.56–5.58) 0.329 Haematologic cancer 1.93 (0.73–5.09) 0.182 Solid cancer 2.13 (0.96–4.73) 0.062 High case fatality rate serotypes# 1.98 (1.07–3.63) 0.029 Late mortality Age (18–50 years versus >50 years) 0.53 (0.22–1.31) 0.17 Male sex 1.22 (0.59–2.51) 0.24 Previous pneumococcal vaccination 0.7 (0.32–1.52) 0.366 Alcohol consumption 2.25 (1.12–4.53) 0.023 Chronic heart disease 0.65 (0.24–1.76) 0.401 Chronic liver disease 0.91 (0.4–2.07) 0.813 Chronic neurological disease 0.96 (0.28–3.33) 0.954 HIV infection 4 (1.55–10.3) 0.004 Haematologic cancer 3.07 (1.21–7.76) 0.018 Solid cancer 4.18 (1.96–8.92) <0.001 High case fatality rate serotypes# 1.81 (0.96–3.42) 0.069 RRR: relative risk ratio. #: serotypes grouped as high case fatality rates are serotypes 3, 6A, 6B, 9N, 19A, 19F and 23F.
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The problem of early mortality in pneumococcal pneumonia: a study of risk factors
