Table 3 Rank order of microorganisms in sepsis-3 positive and sepsis-3 negative episodes
Sepsis-3a positive episodes | Sepsis-3b negative episodes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Microorganism | n (%) | Microorganism | n (%) |
Clinically relevant microorganisms | |||
Escherichia coli | 43 (27.0) | Escherichia coli | 10 (30.3) |
Staphylococcus aureus | 19 (11.9) | Streptococcus pneumoniae | 2 (6.1) |
Klebsiella pneumoniae | 11 (6.9) | Streptococcus anginosus (milleri) group | 2 (6.1) |
Staphylococcus epidermidis | 9 (5.7) | Bacteroides fragilis | 2 (6.1) |
Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 8 (5.0) | Parvimonas micra | 2 (6.1) |
Klebsiella oxytoca | 7 (4.4) | Klebsiella pneumoniae | 1 (3.0) |
Enterococcus faecalis | 7 (4.4) | Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 1 (3.0) |
Enterococcus faecium | 6 (3.8) | Klebsiella oxytoca | 1 (3.0) |
Streptococcus agalactiae | 5 (3.1) | Enterobacter cloacae | 1 (3.0) |
Group A streptococci | 5 (3.1) | Moraxella (Branhamella) catarrhalis | 1 (3.0) |
Streptococcus pneumoniae | 4 (2.5) | Acinetobacter species | 1 (3.0) |
Serratia marcescens | 3 (1.9) | Campylobacter species | 1 (3.0) |
Proteus mirabilis | 2 (1.3) | Haemophilus influenzae | 1 (3.0) |
Pantoea species | 2 (1.3) | Staphylococcus aureus | 1 (3.0) |
Citrobacter freundii | 2 (1.3) | Staphylococcus epidermidis | 1 (3.0) |
Streptococcus mitis group | 2 (1.3) | Enterococcus faecalis | 1 (3.0) |
Group B streptococci | 2 (1.3) | Enterococcus faecium | 1 (3.0) |
Othersb | 22 (13.8) | Othersb | 3 (9.1) |
Total clinically relevant microorganisms | 159 | Total clinically relevant microorganisms | 33 |
Contaminant microorganisms | |||
Coagulase negative staphylococci | 19 (55.9) | Coagulase negative staphylococci | 8 (50.0) |
Staphylococcus epidermidis | 11 (32.4) | Staphylococcus epidermidis | 6 (37.5) |
Corynebacterium species | 3 (8.8) | Macrococcus species | 1 (6.3) |
Micrococcus luteus | 1 (2.9) | Facklamia species | 1 (6.3) |
Total contaminant microorganisms | 34 | Total contaminant microorganisms | 16 |
Total microorganisms | 193 | Total microorganisms | 49 |