Table 2.
Sources of infection and causative organisms
| Criterion | Pentaglobin® group | Control group |
| Sources of infection | Abdominal sepsis 11 (52.4) | Abdominal sepsis 9 (42.8) |
| Urosepsis 1 (4.8) | Urosepsis 2 (9.5) | |
| Pneumonia 5 (23.8) | Pneumonia 9 (42.8) | |
| CNS infection 3 (14) | Pericarditis 1 (4.7) | |
| Endocarditis 1 (4.8) | ||
| Causative organisms | P. aeruginosa 5 (23.8) | P. aeruginosa 5 (23.8) |
| MRSA 9 (42.8) | MRSA 5 (23.8) | |
| Acinetobacter sp. 1 (4.8) | Acinetobacter sp. 4 (19) | |
| K. pneumoniae 1 (4.8) | K. pneumoniae 1 (4.7) | |
| Enterobacter sp. 1 (4.8) | E. coli 1 (4.7) | |
| S. maltophilia 1 (4.8) | Undetermined 5 (23.8) | |
| Undetermined 3 (14) |
Values are expresed as n (%). Pentaglobin® group (n = 21); control group (n = 21). CNS, central nervous system; MRSA, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; E. coli, Escherichia coli; K. pneumoniae, Klebsiella pneumoniae; P. aeruginosa, Pseudomonas aeruginosa; S. maltophilia, Stenotrophomonas maltophilia.