Table 3. Clinical characteristics of the 4 patients who died from worsening sepsis.
Three of the patients had infective endocarditis, while one patient had device extrusion. Abbreviations: M: male; F: Female; LVEF: left ventricular ejection fraction; IE: infective endocarditis; HTN: hypertension; DM: diabetes mellitus; CHF: congestive heart failure; CAD: coronary artery disease; CHG; chlorhexidine gluconate; COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; MRSA: methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.