Blood culture resultsa (n (%))
|
144 (87)
|
336 (94)
|
< 0.01
|
Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA)
|
110 (67)
|
116 (32)
|
< 0.01
|
Enterococcus faecalis
|
14 (8)
|
34 (10)
|
0.70
|
Viridans group streptococci
|
9 (5)
|
94 (26)
|
< 0.01
|
S. aureus (MRSA)
|
3 (2)
|
3 (1)
|
0.39
|
Bacillus cereus
|
3 (2)
|
0 (0)
|
–
|
CoNS
|
2 (1)
|
22 (6)
|
0.01
|
Group A streptococci
|
1 (1)
|
1 (0)
|
0.53
|
Group B streptococci
|
0 (0
|
11 (3)
|
–
|
Group G streptococci
|
1 (1)
|
6 (2)
|
0.44
|
Klebsiella spp
|
1 (1)
|
0 (0)
|
–
|
Candida spp.
|
0 (0)
|
1 (0)
|
–
|
Unspecified funghi
|
1 (1)
|
1 (0)
|
0.53
|
Polymicrobial blood cultures
|
11 (7)
|
7 (2)
|
< 0.01
|
MSSA and E. faecalis
|
4 (2)
|
0 (0)
|
–
|
E. faecalis and unspecified funghi
|
1 (1)
|
0 (0)
|
–
|
MSSA and aerobic gramnegative stave
|
1 (1)
|
0 (0)
|
–
|
MSSA and candida
|
1 (1)
|
0 (0)
|
–
|
MSSA and group G streptococci
|
1 (1)
|
0 (0)
|
–
|
MSSA and unspecified funghi
|
1 (1)
|
0 (0)
|
–
|
MSSA and viridans group streptococci
|
1 (1)
|
1 (0)
|
0.53
|
Viridans group streptococci and CoNS
|
1 (1)
|
0 (0)
|
–
|
Blood culture negative
|
8 (5)
|
19 (5)
|
0.82
|
Bacteria in valve culture from cardiac surgery
|
9 (5)
|
17 (5)
|
0.73
|
Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA)
|
5 (3)
|
7 (2)
|
0.53
|
Unspecified funghi
|
2 (1)
|
1 (0)
|
–
|
CoNS
|
1 (1)
|
2 (1)
|
1.00
|
Enterococcus faecalis
|
1 (1)
|
2 (1)
|
1.00
|