Baseline characteristics of patients were similar in terms of age
and sex; most patients in both groups had a community-acquired
infection. A higher percentage of patients in the Gram-positive
group had undergone a recent surgical procedure (42.3% vs. 21.1%,
respectively). Baseline malignancy was more common in the
Gram-negative group (47.4%) compared with the Gram-positive
group (15.4%)