Table 4 Blood culture results for pediatric patients admitted with severe sepsis in AGH, November 2018–August 2020.
Isolate categories | Isolate characteristics | n | % |
|---|---|---|---|
Suspected contaminants | |||
Overall | Total | 40 | |
Gram positive bacteria | 25 | 64 | |
Gram negative bacteria | 10 | 28 | |
Candida albicans | 1 | 2.5 | |
Yeast unknown | 1 | 2.5 | |
Unknown | 3 | 7.5 | |
Gram positive contaminants | Coagulase-negative Staphylococcus (CoNS) | 10 | 40 |
Unknown gram positive | 10 | 40 | |
Corynebacterium sp. | 5 | 20 | |
Gram negative contaminants | Aeromonas hydrophila | 5 | 50 |
Burkholderia cepacia | 3 | 30 | |
Achromobacter | 1 | 10 | |
Aeromonas sp. | 1 | 10 | |
Blood stream infection | |||
Overall | Total | 39 | |
Gram positive bacteria | 14 | 36 | |
Gram negative bacteria | 18 | 46 | |
Yeast | 6 | 15 | |
Unknown | 1 | 2.6 | |
Gram positive bacteria | Staphylococcus aureus | 11 | 79 |
Streptococcus dysgalactiae | 1 | 7.1 | |
Streptococcus group B | 1 | 7.1 | |
Streptococcus group F | 1 | 7.1 | |
Gram negative bacteria | Pseudomonas sp. | 5 | 28 |
Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 3 | 17 | |
Salmonella sp. | 3 | 17 | |
Escherichia coli | 1 | 5.6 | |
Klebsiella pneumonia | 1 | 5.6 | |
Proteus vulgaris | 1 | 5.6 | |
Serratia liquefaciens | 1 | 5.6 | |
Unknown | 3 | 17 | |
Yeast | Candida albicans | 1 | 17 |
Unknown | 5 | 83 | |
