Table 3 Microbiological data in blood and bile cultures
Germs | Blood | Bile |
|---|---|---|
Samples performed | 373 | 189 |
Positive culture | 252 (68) | 149 (79) |
> 1 pathogen/culture | 91 (36) | 75 (40) |
Total pathogens | 379 | 261 |
Gram-negative bacilli | 282 (74) | 155 (59) |
Escherichia coli | 162 (43) | 79 (30) |
Klebsiella pneumoniae | 39 (10) | 18 (7) |
Enterobacter cloacae | 23 (6) | 14 (5.5) |
Klebsiella oxytoca | 18 (5) | 7 (2) |
Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 16 (4) | 15 (6) |
Citrobacter freundii | 5 (1) | 5 (2) |
Others GNB | 19 (5) | 17 (6.5) |
ESBL | 38 (10) | 27 (10) |
Gram-positive bacilli | 76 (20.5) | 81 (31) |
Enterococcus faecium | 26 (7) | 22 (8.5) |
Streptococcus spp. | 19 (5) | 5 (2) |
Enterococcus faecalis | 17 (4.5) | 34 (13) |
Staphylococcus aureus | 3 (1) | 4 (1.5) |
Others GP | 11 (3) | 16 (6) |
Anaerobes | 19 (5) | 9 (3.5) |
Clostridium perfringens | 9 (2.5) | |
Bacteroides fragilis | 6 (1.5) | |
Clostridium difficile | 2 (0.5) | |
Others | 2 (0.5) | |
Fungi | 2 (0.5) | 14 (5.5) |
Cytomegalovirus | 1 (0.5) | |
Cryptosporidium | 1 (0.5) |