Table 1 Sites of infection causing bacteraemia (June 2003–May 2005).
Community‐acquired (n = 592) | Hospital‐acquired (n = 466) | |
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Gram‐negative organisms | 311 (52.5) | 233 (50.0) |
Urinary tract infection | 178/311 (57.2) | 94/233 (40.3) |
Biliary tract infection | 39/311 (12.5) | 19/233 (8.2) |
Intravascular catheters | 3/311 (1.0) | 30/233 (12.9) |
Lower respiratory tract infection | 5/311 (1.6) | 4/233 (1.7) |
Other sites/not defined | 86/311 (27.7) | 86/233 (36.9) |
Values in parentheses are percentages.