Table 5.
Blood and abscess culture results.
| Blood culture | % |
|---|---|
| Blood culture rate | 100 (38/38) |
| Blood culture positive rate | 28.9 (11/38) |
| Klebsiella pneumonia | 36.4 (4/11) |
| Escherichia coli | 18.2 (2/11) |
| CONS | 18.2 (2/11) |
| Klebsiella oxytoca | 9 (1/11) |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 9 (1/11) |
| Viridans streptococcus | 9 (1/11) |
| Abscess culture† | % |
| Abscess culture rate | 68.4 (26/38) |
| Abscess culture positive rate | 53.9 (14/26) |
| Klebsiella pneumonia | 64.3 (9/14) |
| Escherichia coli | 14.3 (2/14) |
| Viridans streptococcus/Streptococcus-like | 7.1 (1/14) |
| Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron | 7.1 (1/14) |
| Peptostreptococcus micros | 7.1 (1/14) |
| Enterococcus faecium | 7.1 (1/14) |
| Staphylococcus aureus | 7.1 (1/14) |
CONS, coagulase negative staphylococci. A patient yielded three microbes.