From: Correlation between mass and volume of collected blood with positivity of blood cultures
N = 55 | % | |
---|---|---|
Monomicrobial infection | 48 | 87.3 |
Gram positive | 24 | 50.0 |
Staphylococcus epidermidis | 12 | 50.0 |
Staphylococcus hominis | 4 | 16.7 |
Staphylococcus haemolyticus | 2 | 8.3 |
Staphylococcus aureus | 1 | 4.2 |
Staphylococcus capitis | 1 | 4.2 |
Staphylococcus sciuri | 1 | 4.2 |
Streptococcus agalactiae | 1 | 4.2 |
Clostridium difficile | 1 | 4.2 |
Identified as gram positive bacteria only | 1 | 4.2 |
Gram negative | 20 | 41.7 |
Escherichia coli | 7 | 35.0 |
Klebsiella pneumoniae | 4 | 20.0 |
Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 4 | 20.0 |
Neisseria meningitidis | 2 | 10.0 |
Salmonella species | 2 | 10.0 |
Serratia marcescens | 1 | 5.0 |
Fungi | 4 | 8.3 |
Candida albicans | 1 | 25.0 |
Candida glabrata | 1 | 25.0 |
Candida krusei | 1 | 25.0 |
Cryptococcus neoformans | 1 | 25.0 |
Polymicrobial infection | 7 | 12.7 |
Klebsiella pneumoniae + Staphylococcus hominis | 1 | 14.3 |
Candida albicans + Klebsiella pneumoniae | 1 | 14.3 |
Candida albicans + Candida tropicalis | 1 | 14.3 |
Enterococcus faecalis + Staphylococcus epidermidis | 1 | 14.3 |
Klebsiella pneumoniae + Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 1 | 14.3 |
Pseudomonas aeruginosa + Staphylococcus xylosus | 1 | 14.3 |
Staphylococcus epidermidis + Escherichia coli | 1 | 14.3 |