Table 2 Frequencies of identified microorganisms and sites of isolation
From: Incidence, organ dysfunction and mortality in severe sepsis: a Spanish multicentre study
% | |
|---|---|
Gram negative bacilli (GNB) (n = 129) | 50 |
E. coli | 37.2 |
Pseudomonas aeuruginosa | 20.9 |
Acinetobacter baumanii | 10.9 |
Legionella pneumophila | 7.8 |
Klebsiella pneumoniae | 3.1 |
Proteus mirabilis | 3.1 |
Serratia marcescens | 2.3 |
Haemophilus influenzae | 2.3 |
Gram positive cocci (GPC) (n = 104) | 40.3 |
Staphylococcus aureus | 32.7 |
Streptococcus pneumoniae | 21.2 |
Enterococcus faecalis | 9.6 |
Staphylococcus epidermidis | 7.7 |
Coagulase negative Staphylococcus | 6.7 |
Others | 22.1 |
Fungi (n = 15) | 5.8 |
Candida albicans | 66.7 |
Candida spp | 20 |
Pneumocystis carinii | 13.3 |
Other (n = 10) | 3.9 |
Clostridium perfringens | 50 |
Corinebacterium | 20 |
Clostridium ramosum | 10 |
Neisseria meningitidis | 10 |
Herpes Zoster virus | 10 |
GNB sites: | |
Tracheal aspirations | 33.8 |
Blood cultures | 23.3 |
Abdomen | 13.7 |
Serology | 7 |
Surgical wound | 5.4 |
Urine | 5.4 |
Skin | 3.1 |
Others | 3.3 |
GPC sites: | |
Tracheal aspirations | 33.7 |
Blood cultures | 31.7 |
Abdomen | 10.6 |
Surgical wound | 7.7 |
Serology for pneumococci | 6.8 |
Skin | 2.9 |
Catheter | 2.9 |
Others | 4.7 |
Fungi sites: | |
Tracheal aspiration | 26.7 |
Urine | 26.7 |
Bronchoalveolar lavage | 13.3 |
Abdomen | 13.3 |
Others | 20 |