Table 2.
Overview of infection syndromes
| Overview of infections | N = 122a |
|---|---|
| Onset of fever | |
| Prior to/on admission | 64 (52%) |
| During hospitalization | 58 (48%) |
| Infection diagnosis | |
| Urinary tract infection | 36 (30%) |
| Pneumonia | 30 (25%) |
| Primary bacteraemia | 11 (9.0%) |
| Catheter-related bloodstream infection | 10 (8.2%) |
| Diabetic foot infection | 9 (7.4%) |
| Cellulitis | 4 (3.3%) |
| Intra-abdominal abscess | 4 (3.3%) |
| Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis | 4 (3.3%) |
| Empyema thoracis | 4 (3.3%) |
| Aspiration pneumonia | 2 (1.6%) |
| Infected chronic ulcer | 2 (1.6%) |
| Soft tissue abscess | 2 (1.6%) |
| Bacterial meningitis | 1 (0.8%) |
| Central line infection (without bacteraemia) | 1 (0.8%) |
| Lung abscess | 1 (0.8%) |
| Typhoid fever | 1 (0.8%) |
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