|
Cases
|
Microorganism
|
Percutaneous needle biopsy
|
Blood cultures
|
Others
|
Probability
|
|---|
|
Performed Y/N
|
Positive Y/N
|
Number of media
|
Number of blood cultures positive/ Number performed
|
Number of media
|
|---|
|
1
|
S. epidermidis
|
Y
|
Y
|
1
|
0/10
|
0
|
N
|
probable
|
|
2
|
S. epidermidis
|
Y
|
Y
|
3
|
0/20
|
0
|
IV device
|
confirmed
|
|
3
|
S.haemolyticus
|
N
|
/
|
/
|
4/12
|
6
|
N
|
confirmed
|
|
4
|
S. epidermidis
|
Y
|
N
|
0
|
5/10
|
9
|
IV device
|
confirmed
|
|
5
|
S. epidermidis
|
Y
|
Y
|
2
|
2/14
|
2
|
N
|
confirmed
|
|
6
|
S. epidermidis
|
Y
|
Y
|
3
|
0/5
|
0
|
N
|
probable
|
|
7
|
S. epidermidis
|
Y
|
Y
|
3
|
0/9
|
0
|
N
|
probable
|
|
8
|
S.warneri
|
Y
|
Y
|
1
|
0/2
|
0
|
N
|
probable
|
|
9
|
S. epidermidis
|
Y a
|
Y
|
3
|
0/16
|
0
|
N
|
confirmed
|
|
10
|
S. epidermidis
|
N
|
/
|
/
|
6/6
|
12
|
N
|
confirmed
|
|
11
|
S. epidermidis
|
Y
|
Y
|
2
|
4/14
|
7
|
IV device
|
confirmed
|
|
12
|
S. epidermidis
|
Y
|
Y
|
2
|
0/5
|
0
|
N
|
probable
|
|
13
|
S.hominis
|
Y
|
N
|
0
|
1/8
|
1
|
N
|
probable
|
|
14
|
S.lugdunensis
|
N
|
/
|
/
|
0/6
|
0
|
3 knee punctures
|
confirmed
|
|
15
|
S.simulans
|
N
|
/
|
/
|
3/3
|
3
|
N
|
confirmed
|
|
16
|
S. epidermidis
|
Y
|
Y
|
2
|
0/9
|
0
|
N
|
probable
|
|
17
|
S.coagulase negative
|
Y
|
Y
|
1
|
1/11
|
1
|
N
|
confirmed
|
|
18
|
S. epidermidis
|
Y
|
Y
|
3
|
5/5
|
6
|
N
|
confirmed
|
|
19
|
S. epidermidis
|
Y
|
Y
|
1
|
0/17
|
0
|
N
|
probable
|
|
20
|
S. epidermidis
|
N
|
/
|
/
|
6/8
|
11
|
N
|
confirmed
|
|
21
|
S. epidermidis
|
Y
|
Y
|
1
|
0/11
|
0
|
N
|
probable
|
|
22
|
S. epidermidis
|
Y
|
Y
|
1
|
0/6
|
0
|
N
|
probable
|
|
23
|
S. epidermidis
|
Y
|
Y
|
1
|
1/3
|
2
|
N
|
confirmed
|
|
24
|
S. epidermidis
|
N
|
/
|
/
|
2/10
|
3
|
N
|
confirmed
|
|
25
|
S. epidermidis
|
N
|
/
|
/
|
0/11
|
0
|
1 hip puncture
|
probable
|
|
26
|
S.epidermidis
|
Y
|
N
|
0
|
3/8
|
3
|
N
|
confirmed
|
- Confirmed: CoNS were isolated from at least two different samples taken at different times. Probable: only one sample was positive
-
aTwo percutaneous needle biopsy performed
