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Table 2 Microbiological findings a

From: Muscle ultrasound for early assessment of critical illness neuromyopathy in severe sepsis

 

Material

 
 

Blood culture

Tracheal secretion

Bronchoalveolar lavage

Pleural puncture

Peritoneal puncture

Cerebrospinal fluid

Total

Staphylococcus aureus

0

1

1

0

1

0

3

Coagulase-negative staphylococcus species

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

Enterococci

0

0

8

0

1

0

9

Streptococci group A to C, G

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

Streptococcus pneumoniae

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

Other streptococci

1

0

0

2

0

0

3

Other aerobic gram-positive bacteria

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

Escherichia coli

2

0

1

2

2

0

7

Enterobacter

0

0

1

0

0

0

1

Klebsiella

3

0

1

1

0

0

5

Proteus spp.

0

0

1

0

0

0

1

Other gram-negative bacteria

0

0

1

0

0

0

1

total

8

1

14

5

5

1

34

  1. aMultiple entries per patient possible.