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Table 3 Samples with pathogenic organisms isolated in blood culture

From: Performance of C-reactive protein and procalcitonin to distinguish viral from bacterial and malarial causes of fever in Southeast Asia

Samples with pathogenic organisms isolated in blood cultures

Cambodia n (%)

Laos n (%)

Thailand n (%)

TotaL n (%)

Acinetobacter bacteraemia

1 (2)

  

1 (1)

B. pseudomallei

6 (10)

  

6 (7)

E. coli

4 (7)

2 (10)

5 (46)

11 (12)

H. influenzae

4 (7)

  

4 (4)

K. pneumoniae

1 (2)

  

1 (1)

P. aeruginosa

1 (2)

1 (5)

 

2 (2)

S. aureus

18 (31)

  

18 (20)

S. pneumoniae

12 (20)

 

1 (9)

13 (15)

S. pyogenes

2 (3)

  

2 (2)

S. Typhi / S. Paratyphi

9 (15)

17 (85)

3 (27)

28 (32)

Salmonella spp.

1 (2)

 

1 (9)

2 (2)

Enterococcus sp.

  

1 (9)

2 (2)

  1. Only samples for which sufficient volumes were available and without evidence of co-infections were included in the analysis