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. 2024 Oct 19;16(10):e71853. doi: 10.7759/cureus.71853

Table 7. Site and pathogenic composition of extrapancreatic site infections.

Organism   Bloodstream Respiratory tract Urinary tract Ascitic fluid Pleural fluid
Peripheral line Central line Sputum ET aspirate
Escherichia coli, n(%) 2 (6.06%) 0 (0%) 1 (2.7%) 2(5.5%) 5 (83.3%) 7 (30.4%) 2 (13.3%)
Acinetobacter baumannii, n(%) 6 (18.18%) 2 (6.06%) 4 (11.1%) 4 (11.1%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 7 (46.7%)
Klebsiella pneumoniae, n(%) 1 (3.03%) 2 (6.06%) 5 (13.8%) 4 (11.1%) 0 (0%) 4 (17.3%) 4 (26.7%)
Pseudomonas aeruginosa, n(%) 1 (3.03%) 1 (3.03%) 7 (19.4%) 5 (13.8%) 1 (16.7%) 10 (43.5%) 1 (6.7%)
Enterococcus faecium, n(%) 2 (6.06%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%)
Staphylococcus hominis, n(%) 3 (9.09%) 2 (6.06%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%)
Staphylococcus epidermidis, n(%) 3 (9.09%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%)
Staphylococcus haemolyticus, n(%) 7 (21.2%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 1(0.8) 0 (0%)
Stenotrophomonas, n(%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 1 (6.7%)
Burkholderia cepacia, n(%) 1 (3.03%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%)
Citrobacter, n(%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 1(0.8) 0 (0%)
Streptococcus pneumoniae, n(%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 2 (5.5%) 1 (2.7%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%)
Providencia species, n(%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 1 (2.7%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%)
Total strains isolated 26 7 19 17 6 23 15