Table 2.
Most Common Clinical Syndromes and Pathogens Causing Unexpected Infectious Deaths in Descending Order of Frequency
| Clinical Syndrome | Infectious Deaths, No. (%) |
|---|---|
| Bacterial pneumonia | 180 (43.1) |
| Disseminated infection with no clear focus | 48 (11.5) |
| Peritonitis | 41 (9.8) |
| Myocarditis | 26 (6.2) |
| Abscess | 21 (5.0) |
| Pyelonephritis | 21 (5.0) |
| Viral pneumonia | 19 (4.5) |
| Skin/soft-tissue infection | 17 (4.1) |
| Endocarditis | 16 (3.8) |
| Biliary infection | 11 (2.6) |
| Meningitis | 10 (2.4) |
| Other | 8 (1.9) |
| Pathogen | |
| Staphylococcus aureus | 35 (8.4) |
| Streptococcus pneumoniae | 30 (7.2) |
| Streptococcus, othera | 29 (6.9) |
| Streptococcus pyogenes | 25 (6.0) |
| Klebsiella spp. | 23 (5.5) |
| Escherichia coli | 19 (4.5) |
| Influenza A/B | 16 (3.8) |
| Polymicrobial | 14 (3.3) |
| Proteus spp. | 7 (1.7) |
| Other | 33 (7.9) |
| No pathogen isolated | 208 (49.8) |
aIncluding all Streptococcus spp. other than S. pneumoniae and S. pyogenes.