Type of first infection according to timing of occurrence, for groups with infarct and PICH separately (n=161 infections)
| Timing of infection | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infection on or ≤7 days before onset (n=36) | Infection in first 2 weeks after onset (n=66) | Infection >2 weeks after onset (n=59) | p Value | |
| Infarcts Number with first infection=131/355 (37%) | ||||
| Pneumonia | 17 (53%) | 15 (28%) | 15 (33%) | 0.002* |
| UTI | 10 (31%) | 18 (34%) | 22 (48%) | |
| LRTI | 1 (3%) | 16 (30%) | 2 (4%) | |
| Cellulitis | 3 (9%) | 3 (6%) | 7 (15%) | |
| Other† | 1 (3%) | 1 (2%) | 0 | |
| n=32 (100%) | n=53 (100%) | n=46 (100%) | ||
| PICH Number with first infection=30/58 (52%) Pneumonia |
3 (75%) |
6 (46%) |
3 (23%) |
0.711* |
| UTI | 0 | 4 (31%) | 5 (39%) | |
| LRTI | 0 | 1 (8%) | 1 (8%) | |
| Cellulitis | 0 | 1 (8%)0 | 2 (15%) | |
| Other† | 1 (25%) | 1 (8%) | 2 (15%) | |
| n=4 (100%) | n=13 (100%) | n=13 (100%) | ||
Figures are number (%).
*Monte Carlo Fisher's exact test.
†Positive blood culture (2), bacterial diarrhoea (1), meningitis (1), parotitis (1), viral diarrhoea (1).
LRTI, lower respiratory tract infection; PICH, primary intracerebral haemorrhage; UTI, urinary tract infection.