Table 6. The focus of infection in 2,072 consecutive patients with community onset bacterial infection.

Values shown are percentages.

Focus of infection	Severe sepsis N = 429	Not severe sepsis N = 1,643	Sepsis-3 sepsis N = 1,299	Not Sepsis-3 sepsis N = 773
Respiratory tract	42	37	37	25
Urinary tract	19	7	18	21
Abdomen	12	16	12	14
Skin and soft tissues	6	14	6	21
Bacteremia, focus unknown	8	3	4	2
Septicemia, unspecified	5	0	2	0
Gastrointestinal	1	2	2	1
Other specified infections	2	14	13	10
Infection, unspecified	5	7	6	6