Table 2 Organisms detected in 84 positive blood culture episodes
Organism | Diagnosis | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
Infection | Non-infection | ||
Coagulase-negative staphylococci | 12 (41%) | 29 (52.7%) | 41 (48.8%) |
Mixed (any two organisms) | 03 (10%) | 07 (12.7%) | 10 (11.9%) |
Klebsiella spp | 03 (10%) | 02 (03.6%) | 5 (6.0%) |
Enterococci | 03 (10%) | 02 (03.6%) | 5 (6.0%) |
Viridans group streptococci | 00 | 02 (03.6%) | 2 (2.4%) |
Other | 08* (28%) | 13+ (23.6%) | 21 (25.0%) |
Total | 29 (100%) | 55 (100%) | 84 (100.0%) |