| Population Characteristics | No. (%) |
|---|---|
| Age (years) | |
| <18 | 66 (31.4) |
| ≥18 | 144 (68.6) |
| Sex | |
| Female | 116 (55.2) |
| Male | 94 (44.8) |
| Race | |
| White | 165 (78.6) |
| Black | 29 (13.8) |
| American Indian | 10 (4.8) |
| Other/unknown | 6 (2.9) |
| Primary health insurance | |
| Medicare | 54 (25.8) |
| Medicaid | 63 (30.1) |
| Commercial | 50 (23.9) |
| Uninsured | 42 (20.1) |
| Setting before admission | |
| Home | 171 (81.4) |
| Nursing home | 9 (4.3) |
| Inpatient facility | 26 (12.4) |
| Unknown | 4 (1.9) |
| Primary discharge diagnosis | |
| Pneumonia | 45 (19.5) |
| Intra-abdominal infection | 88 (41.9) |
| Female genital infection | 10 (4.8) |
| Enteritis | 41 (19.5) |
| Septicemia, bacterial | 26 (12.4) |
| Pyuria | |
| >5 WBCs/HPF | |
| No | 148 (70.5) |
| Yes | 62 (29.5) |
| >10 WBCs/HPF | |
| No | 179 (85.2) |
| Yes | 31 (14.8) |
| Urine culture result (if urine cultured) | |
| Negative | 31 (70.5) |
| Positive | 13 (29.5) |
| At least 1 possible urinary tract symptom | |
| No | 30 (14.3) |
| Yes | 180 (85.7) |
| Urinary tract infection | |
| No | 198 (94.3) |
| Yes | 12 (5.7) |
HPF, high-powered field; WBC, white blood cells.