Table 2 Microbiologic findings
Factors | Values |
|---|---|
Causative bacterial identification | 32/73 (43.8%) |
Blood culture | 8 (25.0%) |
Tissue culture of CT-guided needle biopsy on PVO lesion | 5 (15.6%) |
Tissue culture of open biopsy on PVO lesion | 10 (31.3%) |
Both (blood and tissue cultures) | 9 (28.1%) |
Positive culture rates depending on the methods | |
Blood culture | 17/73 (23.3%) |
Tissue culture of CT-guided needle biopsy on PVO lesion | 7/37 (18.9%) |
Tissue culture of open biopsy on PVO lesion | 17/36 (47.2%) |
Microbiological findings (n = 32) | |
Gram-positive bacteria | 26 (81.3%) |
Staphylococcus aureus | 13 (40.6%) |
MSSA | 10 (31.2%) |
MRSA | 3 (9.4%) |
Coagulase-negative staphylococci | 4 (12.5%) |
Streptococcus species | 6 (18.8%) |
Streptococcus agalactiae | 2 (6.3%) |
Othersa | 4 (12.5%) |
Enterococcus species | 3 (9.4%) |
Gram-negative bacteria | 6 (18.8%) |
Escherichia coli | 2 (6.3%) |
Klebsiella pneumoniae | 1 (3.1%) |
Acinetobactor baumannii | 2 (6.3%) |
Enterobacter species | 1 (3.1%) |