Table 1 Causes of infections in patients with splenic infarction

 Infective endocarditis

10

1 Escherichia faecalis, 1 Enterococcus gallinarium 1 Staphylococcus aureus, 1 Viridans group Streptococcus, 6 Culture-negative

 Bateremia without infective endocarditis

26

6 S. aureus, 6 E. coli, 2 Viridans group Streptococcus, 2 Klebsiella pneumoniae, 2 Enterococcus faecalis, 2 Acinetobacter baumanii, 1 E. gallinarium, 1 cogulase-negative Staphylococcus, 1 Comamonas testosteroni, 1 Candida albicans, 1 unidentified anaerobe

 Miscellanous

27

 Malaria

12

12 Plasmodium vivax

 Tsutsugamushial disease

5

 Babesia

1

1 Babesia microti

 Epstein Barr virus

1

 Cytomegalovirus

1

 Other, not identified

7

1 Suspected Mycoplasma infection

 Respiratory tract infection

11

9 Pneumonia (1 Mycobacteriium tuberculosis), 1 Empyema, 1 Pharyngitis

 Skin and soft tissue infection

8

4 Cellulitis, 2 Psoas abscess, 1 Necrotizing fasciitis, 1 Prosthetic infection

 Hepatobilliary infection

8

5 Cholecystitis, 3 Liver abscess (2 Pyelophlebitis)

 Intra-abdominal infection

9

7 Peritonitis, 2 Enteritis

 Urinary tract infection

2

2 Pyelonephritis

Total

101