Ann Clin Microbiol 2021;24:75-81. Comparison of Blood Culture Parameters between 2 and 10 mL Aerobic Bottles from Patients with Sepsis

Table 2. Underlying infections and pathogens identified in blood cultures for 585 sepsis patients
Site of infections Pathogens No. (%) of sets
Gastrointestinal tract 38 (37.6)
Escherichia coli 13
Enterococcus spp. 8
Enterobacter cloacae 5
Klebsiella pneumoniae 4
Raoultella planticola 4
Citrobacter braakii 2
Candida albicans 2
Urinary tract 25 (24.8)
Escherichia coli 19
Enterobacter aerogenes 2
Klebsiella pneumoniae 2
Candida albicans 2
Respiratory tract 16 (15.8)
Streptococcus pneumoniae 6
Escherichia coli 4
Klebsiella pneumoniae 2
Pseudomonas aeruginosa 2
Streptococcus anginosus 1
Acinetobacter baumannii 1
Musculoskeletal 6 (5.9)
Escherichia coli 5
Morganella morganii 1
Indeterminate 16 (15.8)
Escherichia coli 6
Staphylococcus aureus 4
Streptococcus agalactiae 2
Candida albicans 2
Klebsiella pneumoniae 1
Streptococcus pyogenes 1
Total 101 (100.0%)