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Table 2 Infection types associated with hospitalizations for sepsis

From: Diet patterns and risk of sepsis in community-dwelling adults: a cohort study

 

Serious Infection type (%)

Pneumonia

42

Kidney/Genitourinary tract

15

Meningitis

0.4

Skin/soft tissue

7

Catheter related (IV/Central/Dialysis)

0.4

Intra-abdominal infection

16

Surgical Wound

0.8

Bronchitis, influenza and other lung infections

9

Unknown

9