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Table 1 Suspected and definitive source of bacteremia

From: Blood stream infections associated with central and peripheral venous catheters

 

Definitive source of bacteremia

G

U

R

SS

UN

C

O

E

CN

GI

Total

Suspected source of bacteremia

U

17

4.8%

481*

86. 4%

4

1.85%

4

4%

12

4.5%

6

2. 2%

1

5.6%

2

3.9%

0

0%

0

0%

527

28. 4%

R

11

3.1%

19

3. 4%

198*

90. 4%

2

2%

31

11.7%

26

9. 4%

0

0%

3

5.9%

0

0%

0

0%

290

15.6%

G

297*

84. 4%

14

2.5%

4

1.8%

1

1%

32

12%

15

5. 4%

1

5.6%

1

2%

0

0%

0

0%

365

19.7%

C

3

0.9%

4

0.7%

3

1. 4%

1

1%

26

9.8%

189*

68. 2%

1

5.6%

25

49%

0

0%

0

0%

252

13.6%

SS

0

0%

1

0. 2%

1

0.5%

82*

82.8%

9

3. 4%

2

0.7%

1

5.6%

0

0%

0

0%

0

0%

96

5. 2%

O

0

0%

0

0%

0

0%

0

0%

2

0.8%

1

0. 4%

12*

66.7%

1

2%

0

0%

0

0%

16

0.9%

CNS

0

0%

0

0%

0

0%

0

0%

2

0.8%

1

0. 4%

0

0%

0

0%

11

100%

0

0%

14

0.8%

UN

24

6.8%

37

6.6%

9

4.1%

9

9.1%

152

57.1%

37

13. 4%

2

11.1%

19

37. 3%

0

0%

0

0%

289

15.6%

GI

0

0%

1

0. 2%

0

0%

0

0%

0

0%

0

0%

0

0%

0

0%

0

0%

4

100%

5

0. 3%

Total

352

100%

557

100%

219

100%

99

100%

266

100%

277

100%

18

100%

51

100%

11

100%

4

100%

1854

100%

  1. U Urinary, G Gastrointestinal, R Respiratory, C Catheter, SS Skin and soft tissues, O Ostheoarticular, CN Central Nervous system, E Endocarditis, UN Unknown, Gi Ginecology
  2. *Congruent suspected and definitive source of bacteremias are in bold text