Table 1. Pathogenic spectrum of BSIs and distribution of blood samples (n = 222).

Category	Number (n)	Percentage (%)
Gram-negative bacteria n = 138 (62.1%)
K. pneumoniae	63	28.4
E. coli	23	10.4
A. baumannii	17	7.6
P. aeruginosa	8	3.6
S. marcescens	8	3.6
E. aerogenes	6	2.7
Others	13	5.8
Gram-positive bacteria n = 81 (34.5%)
S. aureus	25	11.3
Streptococcus species	24	10.8
E. faecalis	10	4.5
S. capitis	6	2.7
Others	16	7.2
Fungi n = 3 (1.4%)
Candida glabrata	1	0.4
Candida species	2	0.9
Quarter
Quarter-1	97	43.7
Quarter-2	44	19.7
Quarter-3	29	13.0
Quarter-4	52	23.3
Unit
Male & female ICUa	169	76.1
Male & female MWb	46	20.7
Male & female SWc	6	2.7
Others	1	0.4
Gender
Males	134	60.4
Females	88	39.6
Nationality
Saudi	198	89.2
Non-Saudi	24	10.8
Age
≥60 years	132	59.5
41–59 years	47	21.2
21–40 years	29	13.1
≤20 years	14	6.3

^aICU = Intensive care unit

^bMW = Medical ward

^cSW = Surgical ward