Table 2. Episodes with positive microbiological cultures.
| Study arm | Source | Organism | Outcome | Further detail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intravenous | Peripheral blood culture | Pseudomonas aeruginosa | Success | |
| Intravenous | Peripheral blood culture | Coagulase negative staphylococcusa | Success | |
| Oral | Peripheral blood culture | Anaerobic diphtheroidb | Success | |
| Intravenous | Stool | Giardia lamblia | Failure | Patient developed diarrhoea after admission. Recent travel overseas. Resolution with oral metronidazole |
| Intravenous | Wound swab | Staphylococcus aureus | Success | |
| Intravenous | Urine | Faecal streptococcus | Failure | Persistent fever despite sensitivity of organism to study antibiotics. Resolved with addition of ceftazidime. |
| Intravenous | Stool | Clostridium difficile toxin | Failure | Patient developed diarrhoea after admission, nosocomial infection. Resolution with oral metronidazole. |
| Intravenous | Sputum | Moraxella catarrhalis | Success |
One positive culture.
One positive culture, non-JK group.