Table 2. Summary of Salmonella positive blood cultures between April 1992 and December 2014.
Positive cultures (n = 30,353) | Number | Percentage of S. enterica |
Percentage of bacteria positive |
---|---|---|---|
Salmonella Typhi | 13,592 | 68.45 | 44.78 |
Salmonella Paratyphi A | 6,057 | 30.50 | 19.96 |
Salmonella Paratyphi B | 27 | 0.14 | 0.09 |
Salmonella Paratyphi C | 3 | 0.02 | 0.01 |
Salmonella Paratyphi spp. | 4 | 0.02 | 0.01 |
Salmonella Typhimurium | 4 | 0.02 | 0.01 |
Salmonella Enteritidis | 4 | 0.02 | 0.01 |
Other Salmonella serovars | 166 | 0.84 | 0.55 |
Total | 19,857 | 100 | 65.42 |