Table 2.
Sites of infectious complications and pathogens.
| Body sites | Total (N = 81) | Specimen | Species (numbers of cases) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skin and perineum | 40 | Pus | Staphylococcus aureus (4), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (3), Corynebacterium (2), Staphylococcus haemolyticus (2), Staphylococcus epidermidis (2), Enterobacter cloacae (2), Enterococcus faecium (1), Enterococcus raffinosus (1), Staphylococcus intermedius (1), Streptococcus pyogenes (1), β-hemolytic streptococcus (1), Acinetobacter (1), Serratia marcescens (1), Proteus mirabilis (1), Prevotella melaninogenica (1), Actinomyces odontolyticus (1), Candida albicans (1), Candida parapsilosis (1), Candida glabrata (1), CMV (1) |
| Mouth | 4 | Mouth swab | Candida albicans (2) |
| Throat swab | Staphylococcus aureus (1), Candida albicans (1), Mycoplasma chlamydia (1) | ||
| Respiratory system | 32 | Sputum | Candida albicans (2), Acinetobacter baumannii (1), Corynebacterium (1), Staphylococcus aureus (1), Streptococcus pneumonia (1), Moraxella catarrhalis (1) |
| Pneumonia | 23 | ||
| Upper respiratory infection | 5 | ||
| Pulmonary tuberculosis | 4 | ||
| Urinary system | 8 | Urine | Escherichia coli (2), Candida albicans (2), Candida tropicalis (2), Klebsiella pneumonia (1), Enterobacter gergoviae (1), Enterococcus faecalis (1), Proteus mirabilis (1) |
| Digestive system | 4 | Feces | Candida tropicalis (1) |
| Hepatitis B | 2 | ||
| Dysentery | 1 | ||
| Diarrhea | 1 | ||
| Blood | 10 | Blood | CMV (3), Staphylococcus aureus (2), Enterococcus faecalis (2), Enterobacter cloacae (1), Staphylococcus haemolyticus (1), Listeria monocytogenes (1), Serratia marcescens (1), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (1), EBV (1) |
| Bacteremia | 9 | ||
| Septic shock | 1 | ||
| Central nervous system | 1 |
81 of 252 patients with BP had infectious complications. The left column of the table shows the types of infection that occurred in different organ systems, including skin or perineum, mouse, respiratory system, urinary system, digestive system, blood, and central nervous system. The right column revealed the tested specimens and identified pathogens from the body sites of these patients. A patient may have infections at different body sites.