Table 2

Source of bacteraemiaa

Focus
All
S. aureus
Str. pneumoniae
β-hml str.
E. coli

n = 170b
n = 56b
n = 45b
n = 29b
n = 40b

(%)
(%)
(%)
(%)
(%)

Pneumonia
39 (22.9)
2 (3.6)
35 (77.8)
2 (6.9)
0 (0)
Skin
37 (21.8)
19 (33.9)
2 (4.4)
16 (55.2)
0 (0)
Urinary
30 (17.6)
1 (1.8)
0 (0)
1 (3.4)
28 (70.0)
Source unknown
17 (10.0)
3 (5.4)
4 (8.9)
3 (10.3)
7 (17.5)
Osteomyelitis/spondylitis
15 (8.8)
12 (21.4)
0 (0)
3 (10.3)
0 (0)
Gall bladder
7 (4.1)
0 (0)
3 (6.7)
0 (0)
4 (10.0)
Endocarditis
6 (3.5)
6 (10.7)
0 (0)
0 (0)
0 (0)
Arthritis
6 (3.5)
5 (8.9)
0 (0)
1 (3.4)
0 (0)
Mediastinitis
4 (2.4)
4 (7.1)
0 (0)
0 (0)
0 (0)
Meningitis
3 (1.8)
1 (1.8)
1 (2.2)
1 (3.4)
0 (0)
Gynaecological
3 (1.8)
0 (0)
0 (0)
2 (6.9)
1 (2.5)
Intravenous/intra-arterial catheter-related
3 (1.8)
3 (5.4)
0 (0)
0 (0)
0 (0)

aOne patient may have several focuses

bIndicating the number of focuses

Huttunen et al. BMC Infectious Diseases 2007 7:13   doi:10.1186/1471-2334-7-13