Table 1d.
Infection site and causative organisms of cohort of 200 patients with sepsis at presentation
| Variables | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Respiratory infection | |
| Pneumonia | 69 (34.50) |
| Pleural effusion | 53 (26.50) |
| Empyema/lung abscess | 5 (2.50) |
| Abdominal infection | |
| UTI* | 32 (16) |
| Cholangitis | 20 (10) |
| Liver abscess | 8 (4) |
| Other abdominal infection | 51 (25.50) |
| CNS† infection | |
| Meningitis/encephalitis | 19 (9.50) |
| CVS‡ infection | |
| Infective endocarditis | 2 (1) |
| Soft tissue infection | 35 (17.50) |
| Skeletal infection | 20 (10) |
| Organisms name | |
| E. coli§ | 17 (8.50) |
| Pseudomonas | 7 (3.50) |
| Acinetobactor | 5 (2.50) |
| MRSA|| | 4 (2) |
| MSSA¶ | 2 (1) |
*UTI = Urinary tract infection; †CNS = central nervous system; ‡CVS = Cardio vascular system; §E.coli = Escherichia coli; ||MRSA = Methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus; ¶MSSA = Methicillin sensitive staphylococcus aureus