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Table 2 Blood culture isolates from confirmed cases of bacteremia

From: Rate of bacteremia in the hemodialysis patient presenting to the emergency department with fever: a retrospective chart review

 

n

(%)

Gram-positive bacteria

69

61.1

 S. aureus

   nMRSA

41

36.3

  MRSA

15

13.3

 Other Staph spp. a

5

4.4

 Enterococcus spp. b

4

3.5

 Streptococcusc

3

2.7

 Bacillis spp.

1

0.9

Gram-negative bacteria

44

38.9

 P. Aeruginosa

13

11.5

 Enterobacter spp. d

13

11.5

 E. Coli

4

3.5

 K. pneumoniae

4

3.5

 Providencia stuartii

4

3.5

 Other Gram-negativese

6

5.3

Total number of isolates

113

 
  1. aCapitis, auricularis, lungdensis, epidermitis, cohnii
  2. bFaecium, faecalis
  3. cGroup A Strep
  4. dCloacae, aerogenes, absuriae
  5. eStrenotrophamonas maltophilia, Aeromonas hydrophilia, P. Mirabilis, C. Koseri
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International Journal of Emergency Medicine

ISSN: 1865-1380

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