Table 3.

Source of bacteremia

Suspected source of bacteremia as per case records	N = 200 (%)
UTI	59 (29.5%)
Central line related	32 (16%)
Ventilator-associated pneumonia	17 (8.5%)
Cholangitis	13 (6.5%)
Pneumonia	12 (6.0%)
SSTI	10 (5.0%)
Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis	10 (5%)
Liver abscess	7 (3.5%)
Necrotizing infected pancreatitis	4 (2%)
Infective endocarditis	2 (1%)
Acute gastroenteritis	2 (1%)
Post-surgical meningitis	1 (0.5%)
Surgical site infection	1 (0.5%)
Septic arthritis	1 (0.5%)
Perforative peritonitis	1 (0.5%)
Other intra-abdominal infection	1 (0.5%)
Unclear	27 (13.5%)

SSTI, skin and soft tissue infection; UTI, urinary tract infection