Table 2 Microbiological and infection characteristics of the patients
Variable | Infection without systemic inflammatory response syndrome (n = 20) | Sepsis (n = 56) | Severe sepsis (n = 67) | Septic shock (n = 11) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Bacteraemia | ||||
Gram-positive bacteria | 0 | 3 | 17 | 2 |
Gram-negative bacteria | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
>1 pathogen involved | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Focus of infection | ||||
Meningitis | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
Pneumonia | 5 | 18 | 32 | 6 |
Endocarditis | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
Pyelonephritis | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
Cystitis | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2 |
Cholecystitis/cholangitis | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Gastroenteritis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Skin/soft tissue infection | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
Bone/joint infection | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Other | 1 | 9 | 2 | 1 |