Table 2.
Microbiology results of patients with a suspected SSTI and a positive blood culture
| Pathogen | Total number of pathogensa | Number of pathogens per diagnosisa | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cellulitis | Wound infection | |||
| Erysipelas subgroup | ||||
| Negative culture results | ||||
| No pathogen | 140 (96) | 125 | 59 | 15 |
| Contamination | 6 (4) | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| Total | 146 (100) | 130 | 62 | 16 |
| Positive culture results | ||||
| Staphylococcus species | ||||
| S. aureus | 7 (24) | 4 | 3 | |
| S. capitis | 1 (3) | 1 | 1 | |
| Streptococcus species | ||||
| S. pneumoniae | 1 (3) | 1 | ||
| S. pyogenes | 3 (10) | 3 | 1 | |
| S. dysgalactiae | 2 (7) | 2 | 1 | |
| S. salivarius | 1 (3) | 1 | ||
| Group A | 1 (3) | 1 | ||
| Group B | 2 (7) | 2 | ||
| Group C | 1 (3) | 1 | ||
| Group G | 1 (3) | 1 | 1 | |
| Enterococcus species | ||||
| E. faecium | 1 (3) | 1 | ||
| Gram-negative bacteria | ||||
| E. coli | 1 (3) | 1 | ||
| K. oxytoca | 2 (7) | 2 | 1 | |
| P. aeruginosa | 3 (10) | 3 | 1 | |
| Pseudomonas species | 1 (3) | 1 | 1 | |
| H. influenza | 1 (3) | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 29b (100) | 24 | 8 | 5 |
aNumbers are n (%), unless otherwise indicated
bIn one patient two pathogens were identified