Table 3 Primary clinical presentations and outcomes of 91 culture positive cases
Type of primary clinical presentationa | Bacteremic (75 cases) | Non-bacteremic (16 cases) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Number of patients (n) | Number died (% of n) | Number of patients (n1) | Number died (% of n1) |
   Pneumonia | 37 | 24 (64.7) | 3 | 1 (33.3) |
   Soft tissue abscess | 8 | 5 (62.5) | 11 | 2 (18.2) |
   Osteomyelitis/septic arthritis | 5 | 3 (60.0) | 2 | 0 |
   Prostatic abscess | 1 | 0 | - | - |
   Liver abscess | 5 | 1 (20.0) | 1 | 0 |
   Splenic abscess | 7 | 1 (14.3) | 2 | 0 |
   Brain/neurological abscess | 2 | 1 (50.0) | - | - |
   Others | 32 | 16 (50.0) | 6 | 3 (50.0) |
   Total | 75 | 36 (48.0) | 16 | 3 (18.7) |