The CURB-65 criteria as a prognostic tool in bacteriemic patients admitted due to community-acquired pneumonia

Results: The total number of patient screened was 77, 43 males and 34 females. Median age was 74.5 years (range 30–99 years). Average duration of hospital stay was 13.5 days with 16.5% mortality. Positive CURB-65 criteria were: acute confusion, blood urea >8.3mmol/l, respiratory rate 30/min, diastolic BP ≤60mmHg or systolic BP ≤90mmHg and age >65 years. Bacteria most often isolated from blood were: E. coli in 29 patients, S. pneumoniae in 10 patients, K. pneumoniae in 6 patients and Methicillin-sensitive S. aureus (MSSA) in 6 patients.