Table 3 |
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Micro-organisms isolated in different sites of infections and bloodstream |
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Micro-organism |
Site of infection |
Blooda |
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Escherichia coli |
54 (35.3) |
27 (43.5) |
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Streptococcus pneumoniae |
23 (15) |
7 (11.3) |
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Streptococcus spp. |
15 (9.8) |
8 (5.2) |
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Klebsiella spp. |
12 (7.8) |
6 (9.7) |
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Proteus mirabilis |
7 (4.6) |
2 (3.2) |
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Legionella pneumophila |
7 (4.6) |
- |
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Enterococcus spp. |
6 (3.9) |
1 (1.6) |
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Pseudomonas spp |
5 (3.3) |
- |
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Staphylococcus aureus |
4 (2.6) |
4 (6.4) |
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Neisseria meningitidis |
4 (2.6) |
3 (4.8) |
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Bacteroides fragilis |
4 (2.6) |
2 (3.2) |
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Chlamydia pneumoniae |
3 (1.9) |
- |
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Salmonella enteritidis |
2 (1.3) |
1 (1.6) |
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Mycoplasma pneumoniae |
2 (1.3) |
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Prevotella oris |
1 (1.6) |
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Aeromonas hydrophila |
1 (1.6) |
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Enterobacter spp. |
1 (0.65) |
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Nocardia asteroids |
1 (0.65) |
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Staphylococcus spp. |
1 (0.65) |
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Leptospira |
1 (0.65) |
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Coxiella burnetii |
1 (0.65) |
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Total |
153 (100) |
63 (100) |
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Values are expressed as n (%). aSix episodes of polymicrobial bacteraemia were detected. |
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Garnacho-Montero et al. Critical Care 2006 10:R111 doi:10.1186/cc4995 |
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