Table 4.
Infectious events in study cohort and causing effect on sepsis when using alternative sepsis criteria.
| Infectious Event (N = 197) |
N (% of Infectious Events) |
Sepsis-Causing (N = 56); N (%) | Identified Pathogens if Sepsis-Causing 1 (N) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urinary Tract Infection | 73 (37) | 7 (13) |
Escherichia coli (4) Proteus mirabilis (2) Enterobacter spp. (2) |
| Pneumonia | 49 (25) | 32 (57) |
Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) (9) Haemophilus influenzae (6) Klebsiella pneumonia (4) Enterobacter cloacae (3) Escherichia coli (2) Proteus mirabilis (2) Serratia marcescens (2) Citrobacter spp. (2) Pseudomonas aeruginosa (1) Streptococcus pneumoniae (1) Morganella morganii (1) Moraxella catarrhalis (1) No pathogen identified in BAL (10) |
| Meningitis | 27 (14) | 4 (7) |
Klebsiella pneumonia (2) Escherichia coli (1) Proteus mirabilis (1) Serratia marcescens (1) |
| Bloodstream Infection | 21 (11) | 9 (16) |
Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) (3) Coagulase-negative Staphylococci (3) Klebsiella pneumonia (1) Escherichia coli (1) Proteus mirabilis (1) |
| Gastrointestinal Infection | 12 (6) | 3 (5) | Enterobacter cloacae (1) |
| Central Line-Associated Infection | 6 (3) | 0 | |
| Tracheobronchitis | 5 (3) | 1 (2) | n/a |
| Skin Infection | 4 (2) | 0 |
Bronchoalveolar Lavage (BAL), not applicable (n/a) 1 A sepsis-causing infection could be associated with more than one pathogen.