Table 2 Site of infection.
From: Characteristics and outcomes of culture-negative versus culture-positive severe sepsis
Site of infectiona | Culture-negative patients (n= 415) | Culture-positive patients (n= 586) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
Lungs | 309 (74.5) | 351 (59.9) | <0.001 |
Abdomen | 41 (9.9) | 78 (13.3) | 0.10 |
   Enteritis and colitis | 22 (5.3) | 18 (3.1) | 0.08 |
   Biliary | 8 (1.9) | 25 (4.3) | 0.04 |
   Peritonitis | 6 (1.4) | 13 (2.2) | 0.38 |
   Liver abscess | 1 (0.2) | 17 (2.9) | 0.002 |
   Other abscess | (0.2) | 4 (0.7) | 0.41 |
   Pancreatic | 1 (0.2) | 1 (0.2) | 1.00 |
   Other abdominal | 2 (0.5) | 0 (0) | 0.17 |
Urinary tract | 17 (4.1) | 71 (12.1) | <0.001 |
Soft tissue and skin | 10 (2.4) | 31 (5.3) | 0.02 |
Nervous system | 2 (0.5) | 8 (1.4) | 0.21 |
Bones and joints | 2 (0.5) | 8 (1.4) | 0.21 |
Infective endocarditis | 2 (0.5) | 14 (2.4) | 0.02 |
Primary bacteremia | 0 (0) | 12 (2.0) | 0.002 |
Others | 14 (3.4) | 15 (2.6) | 0.45 |
Unknown | 18 (4.3) | 29 (4.9) | 0.65 |