Table 4 Organisms cultured
From: Clinical and inflammatory response to bloodstream infections in octogenarians
| Ā | Patient group: Age ā„80, n (%) | Patient group: Age <80, n (%) | Total, n (%) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gram Positive Organisms | 14 (36.8) | 56 (47.9) | 70 (45.2) | 0.24 |
MSSA | 1 (2.6) | 20 (17.1) | 21 (13.5) | 0.01 |
MRSA | 1 (2.6) | 1 (0.9) | 2 (1.3) | 0.01 |
Streptococcus Pneumonia | 5 (13.2) | 4 (3.4) | 9 (5.8) | 0.01 |
Other Streptococcus | 6 (15.8) | 19 (16.2) | 25 (16.1) | 0.01 |
Enterococcus | 5 (13.2) | 6 (5.1) | 11 (7.1) | 0.01 |
Gram Negative Organisms | 24 (63.2) | 61 (52.1) | 85 (54.8) | 0.24 |
Bacteroides | 0 (0) | 5 (4.3) | 5 (3.2) | 0.01 |
Klebsiella | 0 (0) | 4 (3.4) | 4 (2.6) | 0.01 |
Proteus species | 0 (0) | 3 (2.6) | 3 (1.9) | 0.01 |
Pseudomonas species | 3 (7.9) | 4 (3.4) | 7 (4.5) | 0.01 |
Escherichia Coli | 16 (42.1) | 31 (26.5) | 47 (30.3) | 0.01 |
Other | 0 (0) | 16 (13.7) | 16 (10.3) | 0.01 |
Total | 38 (100) | 117 (100) | 155 (100) | Ā |