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Isolated Pathogens (n [%]) From Blood Cultures in 127 Sepsis Patients

n [%]
Monomicrobial cultures113 [89]
CoNS
- Staphylococcus epidermidis42 [33.1]
- Staphylococcus capitis17 [13.4]
- Staphylococcus haemolyticus4 [3.1]
- Staphylococcus warneri2 [1.6]
- Staphylococcus hominis1 [0.8]
- Coagulase negative Staphylococcus1 [0.8]
Gram-positive pathogensa
- Staphylococcus aureus19 [15.0]
- Bacillus cereus2 [1.6]
- Enterococcus faecalis1 [0.8]
- Group B Streptococcus1 [0.8]
- Group C Streptococcus1 [0.8]
Gram-negative pathogens
- Escherichia coli11 [8.7]
- Enterobacter cloacae4 [3.1]
- Serratia marcescens3 [2.4]
- Enterobacter aerogenes1 [0.8]
- Klebsiella pneumoniae1 [0.8]
- Serratia liquefaciens1 [0.8]
Fungal pathogens
- Candida Albicans1 [0.8]
Cultures with ≧2 different pathogens14 [11.0]
Gram-negative pathogens + Gram -positive pathogensa + CoNS
- Klebsiella ornithinolytica + Enterococcus faecalis + Staphylococcus epidermidis1 [0.8]
Gram-negative pathogens + Gram-positive pathogensa
- Klebsiella pneumoniae + Staphylococcus aureus1 [0.8]
Gram-negative pathogens + CoNS
- Escherichia coli + Staphylococcus epidermidis3 [2.4]
- Enterobacter cloacae + Staphylococcus epidermidis1 [0.8]
Gram-positive pathogensa + CoNS
- Staphylococcus aureus + Staphylococcus epidermidis2 [1.6]
CoNS + CoNS
- Staphylococcus capitis + Staphylococcus epidermidis3 [2.4]
- Staphylococcus epidermidis + Staphylococcus haemolyticus2 [1.6]
- Staphylococcus capitis + Staphylococcus haemolyticus + Staphylococcus warneri1 [0.8]
n [%]
Monomicrobial cultures113 [89]
CoNS
- Staphylococcus epidermidis42 [33.1]
- Staphylococcus capitis17 [13.4]
- Staphylococcus haemolyticus4 [3.1]
- Staphylococcus warneri2 [1.6]
- Staphylococcus hominis1 [0.8]
- Coagulase negative Staphylococcus1 [0.8]
Gram-positive pathogensa
- Staphylococcus aureus19 [15.0]
- Bacillus cereus2 [1.6]
- Enterococcus faecalis1 [0.8]
- Group B Streptococcus1 [0.8]
- Group C Streptococcus1 [0.8]
Gram-negative pathogens
- Escherichia coli11 [8.7]
- Enterobacter cloacae4 [3.1]
- Serratia marcescens3 [2.4]
- Enterobacter aerogenes1 [0.8]
- Klebsiella pneumoniae1 [0.8]
- Serratia liquefaciens1 [0.8]
Fungal pathogens
- Candida Albicans1 [0.8]
Cultures with ≧2 different pathogens14 [11.0]
Gram-negative pathogens + Gram -positive pathogensa + CoNS
- Klebsiella ornithinolytica + Enterococcus faecalis + Staphylococcus epidermidis1 [0.8]
Gram-negative pathogens + Gram-positive pathogensa
- Klebsiella pneumoniae + Staphylococcus aureus1 [0.8]
Gram-negative pathogens + CoNS
- Escherichia coli + Staphylococcus epidermidis3 [2.4]
- Enterobacter cloacae + Staphylococcus epidermidis1 [0.8]
Gram-positive pathogensa + CoNS
- Staphylococcus aureus + Staphylococcus epidermidis2 [1.6]
CoNS + CoNS
- Staphylococcus capitis + Staphylococcus epidermidis3 [2.4]
- Staphylococcus epidermidis + Staphylococcus haemolyticus2 [1.6]
- Staphylococcus capitis + Staphylococcus haemolyticus + Staphylococcus warneri1 [0.8]

Abbreviations: CoNS, Coagulase negative Staphylococcus.

aNot including coagulase negative Staphylococcus

Table 2.
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Isolated Pathogens (n [%]) From Blood Cultures in 127 Sepsis Patients

n [%]
Monomicrobial cultures113 [89]
CoNS
- Staphylococcus epidermidis42 [33.1]
- Staphylococcus capitis17 [13.4]
- Staphylococcus haemolyticus4 [3.1]
- Staphylococcus warneri2 [1.6]
- Staphylococcus hominis1 [0.8]
- Coagulase negative Staphylococcus1 [0.8]
Gram-positive pathogensa
- Staphylococcus aureus19 [15.0]
- Bacillus cereus2 [1.6]
- Enterococcus faecalis1 [0.8]
- Group B Streptococcus1 [0.8]
- Group C Streptococcus1 [0.8]
Gram-negative pathogens
- Escherichia coli11 [8.7]
- Enterobacter cloacae4 [3.1]
- Serratia marcescens3 [2.4]
- Enterobacter aerogenes1 [0.8]
- Klebsiella pneumoniae1 [0.8]
- Serratia liquefaciens1 [0.8]
Fungal pathogens
- Candida Albicans1 [0.8]
Cultures with ≧2 different pathogens14 [11.0]
Gram-negative pathogens + Gram -positive pathogensa + CoNS
- Klebsiella ornithinolytica + Enterococcus faecalis + Staphylococcus epidermidis1 [0.8]
Gram-negative pathogens + Gram-positive pathogensa
- Klebsiella pneumoniae + Staphylococcus aureus1 [0.8]
Gram-negative pathogens + CoNS
- Escherichia coli + Staphylococcus epidermidis3 [2.4]
- Enterobacter cloacae + Staphylococcus epidermidis1 [0.8]
Gram-positive pathogensa + CoNS
- Staphylococcus aureus + Staphylococcus epidermidis2 [1.6]
CoNS + CoNS
- Staphylococcus capitis + Staphylococcus epidermidis3 [2.4]
- Staphylococcus epidermidis + Staphylococcus haemolyticus2 [1.6]
- Staphylococcus capitis + Staphylococcus haemolyticus + Staphylococcus warneri1 [0.8]
n [%]
Monomicrobial cultures113 [89]
CoNS
- Staphylococcus epidermidis42 [33.1]
- Staphylococcus capitis17 [13.4]
- Staphylococcus haemolyticus4 [3.1]
- Staphylococcus warneri2 [1.6]
- Staphylococcus hominis1 [0.8]
- Coagulase negative Staphylococcus1 [0.8]
Gram-positive pathogensa
- Staphylococcus aureus19 [15.0]
- Bacillus cereus2 [1.6]
- Enterococcus faecalis1 [0.8]
- Group B Streptococcus1 [0.8]
- Group C Streptococcus1 [0.8]
Gram-negative pathogens
- Escherichia coli11 [8.7]
- Enterobacter cloacae4 [3.1]
- Serratia marcescens3 [2.4]
- Enterobacter aerogenes1 [0.8]
- Klebsiella pneumoniae1 [0.8]
- Serratia liquefaciens1 [0.8]
Fungal pathogens
- Candida Albicans1 [0.8]
Cultures with ≧2 different pathogens14 [11.0]
Gram-negative pathogens + Gram -positive pathogensa + CoNS
- Klebsiella ornithinolytica + Enterococcus faecalis + Staphylococcus epidermidis1 [0.8]
Gram-negative pathogens + Gram-positive pathogensa
- Klebsiella pneumoniae + Staphylococcus aureus1 [0.8]
Gram-negative pathogens + CoNS
- Escherichia coli + Staphylococcus epidermidis3 [2.4]
- Enterobacter cloacae + Staphylococcus epidermidis1 [0.8]
Gram-positive pathogensa + CoNS
- Staphylococcus aureus + Staphylococcus epidermidis2 [1.6]
CoNS + CoNS
- Staphylococcus capitis + Staphylococcus epidermidis3 [2.4]
- Staphylococcus epidermidis + Staphylococcus haemolyticus2 [1.6]
- Staphylococcus capitis + Staphylococcus haemolyticus + Staphylococcus warneri1 [0.8]

Abbreviations: CoNS, Coagulase negative Staphylococcus.

aNot including coagulase negative Staphylococcus

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