Table 2.
Primary diagnosis at time of F. nucleatum and F. necrophorum bacteremia
F. nucleatum |
F. necrophorum |
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Primary Diagnosis (n = 39) | Number (%) | Primary Diagnosis (n = 15) | Number (%) |
No Focus |
12 (31) |
No Focus |
5 (33) |
Intra-Abdominal Disease |
10 (26) |
Obstetrical |
3 (20) |
Hematologic Disorder |
7 (18) |
Other b |
3 (20) |
Other a |
3 (8) |
Thrombus Associated |
2 (13) |
Skin and Soft Tissue |
2 (5) |
Pulmonary |
2 (13) |
Solid Organ Malignancy |
2 (5) |
|
|
Genitourinary | 2 (5) |
a includes one bone and joint infection, one thrombus-associated infection, and one pulmonary infection. b includes one skin and soft-tissue infection, one CNS infection, and one intra-abdominal infection.