Table 3.

Positive blood culture results with sepsis status based on three definitions and fever status^*,^†,^‡

Patient	Sepsis based on qSOFA ≥ 2	Sepsis based on clinically suspected systemic infection	Sepsis based on qSOFA ≥ 2 and clinically suspected systemic infection	Fever	Organisms isolated	Sensitive to	Intermediate sensitivity	Resistant to
A	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Proteus mirabilis	Imipenem	–	Amoxicillin–clavulanic acid, ampicillin, cefotaxime, ceftriaxone, chloramphenicol, ciprofloxacin, gentamicin, nalidixic acid, and trimethoprim–sulfamethoxazole
B	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Klebsiella oxytoca	Chloramphenicol, ciprofloxacin, and nalidixic acid	–	Amoxicillin–clavulanic acid, ampicillin, cefotaxime, ceftriaxone, gentamicin, and trimethoprim–sulfamethoxazole
					Escherichia coli	Gentamicin	Chloramphenicol, ciprofloxacin, and nalidixic acid	Amoxicillin–clavulanic acid, ampicillin, cefotaxime, ceftriaxone, and trimethoprim–sulfamethoxazole
C	No	Yes	No	No	Coagulase-negative Staphylococcus	Ciprofloxacin and cefoxitin	–	Cefoxitin, gentamicin, and oxacillin
D	No	Yes	No	Yes	Candida glabrata	NR*	NR*	NR*

qSOFA = quick sequential organ failure.

^*Sensitivities for Candida were not reported by laboratory.

^†Mycobacterial cultures were negative for all patients.

^‡Blood cultures were missing for five (7%) subjects, and urine cultures were missing for 21 (28%) subjects.