Table 3.
Micro-organisms isolated in different sites of infections and bloodstream
| Micro-organism | Site of infection | Blooda |
| Escherichia coli | 54 (35.3) | 27 (43.5) |
| Streptococcus pneumoniae | 23 (15) | 7 (11.3) |
| Streptococcus spp. | 15 (9.8) | 8 (5.2) |
| Klebsiella spp. | 12 (7.8) | 6 (9.7) |
| Proteus mirabilis | 7 (4.6) | 2 (3.2) |
| Legionella pneumophila | 7 (4.6) | - |
| Enterococcus spp. | 6 (3.9) | 1 (1.6) |
| Pseudomonas spp | 5 (3.3) | - |
| Staphylococcus aureus | 4 (2.6) | 4 (6.4) |
| Neisseria meningitidis | 4 (2.6) | 3 (4.8) |
| Bacteroides fragilis | 4 (2.6) | 2 (3.2) |
| Chlamydia pneumoniae | 3 (1.9) | - |
| Salmonella enteritidis | 2 (1.3) | 1 (1.6) |
| Mycoplasma pneumoniae | 2 (1.3) | |
| Prevotella oris | 1 (1.6) | |
| Aeromonas hydrophila | 1 (1.6) | |
| Enterobacter spp. | 1 (0.65) | |
| Nocardia asteroids | 1 (0.65) | |
| Staphylococcus spp. | 1 (0.65) | |
| Leptospira | 1 (0.65) | |
| Coxiella burnetii | 1 (0.65) | |
| Total | 153 (100) | 63 (100) |
Values are expressed as n (%). aSix episodes of polymicrobial bacteraemia were detected.