Table 2.
Site of isolation and organisms identified in patients with definite sepsis or possible sepsis a
| Site (number of patients) | Organism (number of patients) | |
|---|---|---|
| Definite sepsis | ||
| Lung (BAL/tracheal aspirate) (n = 20) | Escherichia coli (n = 4), Enterobacter (n = 2), Haemophilus influenzae (n = 1), Klebsiella pneumoniae (n = 1), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (n =8), Serratia marcescens (n = 2), Staphylococcus aureus (n = 2) | |
| Blood (n = 11) | Coagulase –ve Staphylococcus (n = 5), Enterococcus faecalis (n = 1), Escherichia coli (n = 1), Morganella marganii (n = 1), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (n = 2), Staphylococcus aureus (n = 1) | |
| Drain fluid (pleural/ascitic) (n = 3) | Klebsiella pneumonae (n = 1), Serratia marcessans (n = 1), Streptococcus species (n = 1) | |
| Line tip (n = 5) | Enterococcus species (n = 1), Escherichia coli (n = 2), Klebsiella pneumoniae (n = 1), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (n = 1) | |
| Catheter/urine (n = 4) | Escherichia coli (n = 2), Klebsiella pneumoniae (n = 2) | |
| Throat/rectal screen (n = 8) | Escherichia coli (n = 5), Klebsiella pneumoniae (n = 1), Morganella marganii (n = 1), Salmonella species (n = 1) | |
| Possible sepsis | ||
| Lung (n = 2) | Enterobacter (n = 1), Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (n = 1) | |
| Line tip (n = 4) | Coagulase-ve Staphylococcus (n = 2), Escherichia coli (n = 2) | |
| Catheter/urine (n = 3) | Escherichia coli (n = 1), Klebsiella pneumoniae (n = 1), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (n = 1) | |
| Throat/rectal screen (n = 3) | Pseudomonas aeruginosa (n = 1), Escherichia coli (n = 1), Citrobacter freundii (n = 1) | |
| No organism identified (n = 20) | ||
aBAL, Bronchoalveolar lavage; CRP, C-reactive protein; N-I SIRS, Non-infectious systemic inflammatory response syndrome. Values are presented as means ± standard deviation.