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Table 3 Endotoxin levels in patients with bacteraemia

From: Measurement of endotoxin activity in critically ill patients using whole blood neutrophil dependent chemiluminescence

Patient number

Gram positive

Gram negative

EAA (pg/ml)

LAL (pg/ml)

005

Group A streptococci

 

140

0

015

 

Klebsiella pneumoniae

380

50

022

Coagulase-negative staphylococci

 

35

100

031

Corynebacterium afermentans

 

800

160

039

Unspecified

 

240

150

040

Clostridium difficile

 

800

160

059

 

Acinetobacter baumannii

800

900

074

Coagulase-negative staphylococci

 

10

315

  1. EAA, endotoxin activity assay; LAL, limulus amoebocyte lysate.