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Table 1 Organism growth from blood cultures sampled from patients admitted to UHB in 2014

From: A cross-sectional study of blood cultures and antibiotic use in patients admitted from the Emergency Department: missed opportunities for antimicrobial stewardship

Organism

Number of patients (%)

E. coli

78 (27.7)

Coagulase negative Staphylococcus

44 (15.6)

Staphylococcus aureus

21 (7.4)

Klebsiella pneumonia

10 (3.5)

Streptococcus pneumonia

13 (4.6)

Beta haemolytic streptococcus group A

6 (2.1)

Proteus mirabilis

8 (2.8)

Corynebacterium sp.

7 (2.5)

Other

95 (33.7)

Total

282 (100)