Table 2 Pathogen ranking for severe febrile illness without a known source (SFWS) use case
Rank | Pathogen | Primarily a community-acquired or nosocomial pathogen |
|---|---|---|
1 | Typhoidal Salmonella | Community-acquired |
2 | Streptococcus pneumoniae | Community-acquired |
3 | Staphylococcus aureus | Community-acquired |
4 | Non-typhoidal Salmonella | Community-acquired |
5 | Escherichia coli | Community-acquired |
6 | Rickettsia spp | Community-acquired |
7 | Leptospira spp. | Community-acquired |
8 | Brucella spp | Community-acquired |
9 | Burkholderia pseudomallei | Community-acquired |
10 | Coxiella burnetii | Community-acquired |
11 | Neisseria meningitidis | Community-acquired |
12 | Klebsiella spp | Community-acquired and nosocomial |
13 | Orientia tsutsugamushi | Community-acquired |
14 | Haemophilus influenzae | Community-acquired |
15 | Dengue virus 1, 2, and 3 | Community-acquired |
16 | Histoplasma capsulatum | Community-acquired |
17 | Lassa fever | Community-acquired |
18 | Enterococcus faecalis | Community-acquired |
19 | Borrelia recurrentis | Community-acquired |
20 | Chikungunya virus | Community-acquired |
21 | Pseudomonas spp | Nosocomial |
22 | Acinetobacter baumannii | Nosocomial |
23 | Enterobacter spp | Nosocomial |