Predictors of mortality of bloodstream infections among internal medicine patients in a Swiss Hospital: Role of quick Sequential Organ Failure Assessment.

Background: Sepsis has been associated with high morbidity and mortality. The aims were to determine predictors of mortality among patients with bloodstream infections (BSIs) and to ascertain the role of quick Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (qSOFA) in predicting poor outcomes.

Methods: All internal medicine patients with BSIs at the Hospital of Jura, Switzerland during a three year period (July 2014 to June 2017) were included.