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Table 2 Distributions of the organism in the cultures and the levels of Endotoxin Activity Assay

From: Combining intermediate levels of the Endotoxin Activity Assay (EAA) with other biomarkers in the assessment of patients with sepsis: results of an observational study

Culture sample

 

Organism

Low EAA (<0.4)

Intermediate

EAA (0.4-0.59)

High EAA (≥0.6)

Blood

Gram-negative

Escherichia coli

3

4

 
  

Klebsiella pneumoniae

 

4

4

  

Klebsiella oxytoca

  

1

  

Bacteroides fragilis

1

1

1

  

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

 

1

 
  

Serratia marcescens

  

1

 

Gram-positive

Streptococcus pyogenes

2

1

1

  

Staphylococcus epidermidis

1

1

1

  

MSSA

4

6

1

  

MRSA

5

1

 
  

Enterococcus faecalis

1

  

Suptum

Gram-negative

Escherichia coli

2

2

1

  

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

3

4

4

  

Enterobacter aergenes

 

2

 
  

Enterobacter cloacae

1

2

 
  

Klebsiella pneumoniae

1

9

4

  

Klebsiella oxytoca

  

1

  

Acinetobacter

2

2

1

  

Serratia marcescens

4

3

2

  

Stenotrophomonas maltophilia

4

8

2

  

Proteus mirabilis

2

  
  

Haemophilus influenzae

1

  
 

Gram-positive

Streptococcus pneuminiae

6

2

 
  

Staphylococcus aureus

2

2

 
  

Corynebacterium sp.

2

2

 
  

MSSA

13

3

 
  

MRSA

9

7

4

  

Enterococcus faecalis

3

1

2

 

Fungus

Candida albicans

18

5

 

Urine

Gram-negative

Escherichia coli

3

7

2

  

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

1

5

2

  

Klebsiella pneumoniae

4

3

3

  

Klebsiella oxytoca

1

2

 
  

Citrobacter freundii

2

  
 

Gram-positive

Streptococcus

1

  
  

Enterococcus

3

  
  

MSSA

 

2

 
  

MRSA

1

  
 

Fungus

Candida albicans

3

3

 

Ascites

Gram-negative

Escherichia coli

1

2

 
  

Bacteroides fragilis

 

1

 

Pleural effusion

Gram-negative

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

1

  
  

Klebsiella pneumoniae

2

  
 

Gram-positive

MRSA

3

2

 

Abscess, wound

Gram-negative

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

1

1

 
  

Bacteroides fragilis

2

3

 
  

Klebsiella pneumoniae

1

3

 
  

Escherichia coli

2

2

1

 

Gram-positive

MSSA

2

1

1

  

MRSA

3

  
  

Streptococcus

5

1

 
  

Enterococcus faecalis

2

2

 
  1. EAA, Endotoxin Activity Assay; MRSA, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; MSSA, methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus.