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Microbiological and infection characteristics of the patients |
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| Variable |
Infection without SIRS (n = 32) |
Sepsis (n = 47) |
Severe sepsis (n = 27) |
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| Assessment of infection (n) |
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| Gram-positive bacteria |
6 |
12 |
10 |
| Gram-negative bacteria |
7 |
10 |
7 |
| Other bacteria |
0 |
2a |
0 |
| Bacteremia |
1 |
4 |
7 |
| Virus |
3b |
4c |
1d |
| Chest X-ray-verified pneumoniae |
9 |
13 |
7 |
| Radiological evidencef |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Obvious clinical infectiong |
7 |
5 |
2 |
| Focus of infection (n) |
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| Upper respiratory tract infection |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Lower respiratory tract infection |
12 |
25 |
15 |
| Endocarditis |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Gastroenteritis |
5 |
1 |
0 |
| Pyelonephritis |
2 |
2 |
1 |
| Cystitis |
0 |
3 |
3 |
| Skin/soft tissue infection |
1 |
4 |
3 |
| Bone/joints |
2 |
1 |
0 |
| Other |
8 |
11 |
3 |
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SIRS, systemic inflammatory response syndrome. aMycoplasma pneumoniae (n = 2). bEpstein–Barr virus (n = 1), influenzae A virus (n = 2). cEpstein–Barr virus (n = 2), influenza A virus (n = 2). dPuumala virus (n = 1). eChest X-ray-verified pneumonia with no identified pathogen. fInfection documented by imaging techniques (other than Chest X-ray) with no identified pathogen. gClinical infection (i.e. erysipelas, wound infection). | |||
Gaïni et al. Critical Care 2006 10:R53 doi:10.1186/cc4866 |
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