Table 4.
Range of isolates from blood culture taken after transfusion
| NTS species | 46 (76.6%)a |
| Salmonella typhimurium | 33 (55.0%) |
| Salmonella enteritidis | 8 (13.3%) |
| Non-typable Salmonella spp | 5 ( 8.3%) |
| Other bacteria | 14 (23.4%) |
| Escherichia coli | 3 ( 5.0%) |
| Gram negative rods | 3 ( 5.0%) |
| Escherichia vulneris | 1 ( 1.7%) |
| Klebsiella | 1 ( 1.7%) |
| _haemolytic streptococcus | 1 ( 1.7%) |
| Group A streptococcus | 1 ( 1.7%) |
| Staphylococcus aureus | 1 ( 1.7%) |
| Streptococcus pneumoniae | 1 ( 1.7%) |
| Haemophilus influenzae type b | 1 ( 1.7%) |
| Neisseria meningitidis group B | 1 ( 1.7%) |
| Total | 60 (100%) |
a
number of isolates (proportion of total isolates)