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Table 2 Misdiagnosis rate by the site of infection (n = 974)

From: In-hospital mortality associated with the misdiagnosis or unidentified site of infection at admission

Site of infection at the initial diagnosis

Misdiagnosis rate (%)

Site of infection at the final diagnosis

113/974 (11.6)

Lung

Intra-abdominal

Urinary tract

Soft tissue

Central nervous system

Osteo-articular

Endocardium

Wound

Catheter-related

Implant device-related

Other

Unidentified

Lung

20/474 (4.2)

454

1

8

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

3

7

Intra-abdominal

7/186 (3.8)

2

179

4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

Urinary tract

20/147 (13.6)

6

5

127

2

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

5

Soft tissue

5/46 (10.9)

1

1

1

41

0

1

0

0

0

1

0

0

Central nervous system

7/12 (58.3)

2

1

0

0

5

0

1

0

0

0

2

1

Osteo-articular

0/6 (0)

0

0

0

0

0

6

0

0

0

0

0

0

Endocardium

1/6 (16.7)

0

0

0

0

0

0

5

0

0

0

0

1

Wound

1/4 (25.0)

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3

0

0

0

1

Catheter-related

1/3 (33.3)

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

0

0

0

Implant device-related

1/2 (50.0)

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

Other

13/51 (25.5)

5

2

0

2

1

0

0

0

0

0

38

3

Unidentified*

37/37 (100)

6

2

8

2

0

1

0

0

0

0

2

16

  1. *Patients with an infection of unidentified origin at the initial or final diagnosis were defined as being misdiagnosed