Table 2. Bacterial species isolated from 156 children with bacteremia, ranked* according to frequency.
| >2 m to 2 y (n = 806) | Rank | >2 y to 5 y (n = 520) | Rank | >5 y (n = 176) | Rank | Total (%) (n = 1,502) | Overall rank | |
| Gram-positive | ||||||||
| -Streptococcus pneumoniae | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 8 (5.1) | 8 |
| -beta haemolytic Streptococci, Group A & C | 5 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 9 (5.8) | 7 |
| -Staphylococcus aureus | 2 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 (3.2) | 10 |
| Gram-negative | ||||||||
| -Salmonella typhi | 1 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 14 (9.0) | 4 |
| -Nontyphoidal salmonella species | 30 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 45 (28.8) | 1 |
| -Haemophilus influenzae (type B) | 17 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 20 (12.8) | 3 |
| -Escherichia coli | 21 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 27 (17.3) | 2 |
| -Acinetobacter species | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 6 (3.8) | 9 |
| -Non-fermenters | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 (7.1) | 5 |
| Other** | 3 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 (7.1) | 5 |
| All pathogenic bacteria | 90 | 42 | 24 | 156 (100) | ||||
| Contaminants *** | 94 | 38 | 10 | 142 | ||||
| Total | 184 | 80 | 34 | 298 |
*Rank (by age group and overall) was the same for organisms with the same frequency.
**Species included: Candida (n = 1), Citrobacter braakii (n = 1), Haemophilus parainfluenzae (n = 2), Pantoea species (n = 1), Gram negative rods not identified (n = 6).
***Species included: Bacillus (n = 19), Diphtheroids (n = 6), Micrococcus (n = 6), alpha-hemolytic Streptococcus viridans (n = 3), coagulase negative Staphylococcus (n = 98), yeast (n = 5), mixed bacterial species (n = 4), Gram positive rods not identified (n = 1).