Univariate analysis of clinical predictors for in-hospital mortality.

<p>* Due to the occurrence of missing data found in <2% of the variables, numbers may not add up to total n.</p><p>† Compared to the normal range of temperature (i.e., 35.5–37.5°C).</p><p>∞ Compared to the normal range of WBC (i.e., 4,000–12,000 cells/ml).</p><p>n/a = not applicable.</p

Multivariate analysis of clinical predictors for post-discharge mortality.

<p>* Per 10-unit increase.</p

Number and percentage of organisms grown from aerobic blood culture.

<p>Number and percentage of organisms grown from aerobic blood culture.</p

Frequency of separate empiric antibiotic regimens used.

<p>[*Represents 35 separate regimens used <1% of the time; Pen/Gent = Penicillin/Gentamicin; Pen/TMP-SMX = Penicillin/Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole; Amp/Metro = Ampicillin/Metronidazole, Amp/Gent = Ampicllin/Gentamicin, Chlor/Pen = Chloramphenicol/Penicillin; Cipro/TMP-SMX = Ciprofloxacin/Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole, Cipro/Metro = Ciprofloxacin/Metronidazole; TMP-SMX = Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole]</p

Descriptive characteristics of hospital sites.

<p>* Due to the occurrence of missing data found in <2% of the variables, numbers may not add up to total n.</p><p>† Denominator is Number HIV-infected.</p><p>∞ Portable whole blood lactate levels were not obtained on all patients [combined (n = 194); Mulago (n = 70); Masaka (n = 124)].</p

Multivariate analysis of clinical predictors for in-hospital mortality.

<p>* Per 10-unit increase.</p><p>∞ Compared to the normal range of WBC (i.e., 4,000–12,000 cells/ml).</p

In-hospital mortality and admission Karnofsky Performance Scale score.

<p>[*Numbers in bars represent number of patients.]</p

Univariate analysis of clinical predictors for post-discharge mortality.

<p>* Due to the occurrence of missing data found in <2% of the variables, numbers may not add up to total n.</p><p>† Compared to the normal range of temperature (i.e., 35.5–37.5°C).</p><p>∞ Compared to the normal range of WBC (i.e., 4,000–12,000 cells/ml).</p><p>n/a = not applicable.</p