Table 2 Sites of infection and pathogens isolated.

From: A biomarker panel of C-reactive protein, procalcitonin and serum amyloid A is a predictor of sepsis in severe trauma patients

Sites of infection (n, %)

Pathogens isolated

Respiratory system (18, 35%)

Klebsiella pneumoniae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Acinetobacter baumannii, Enterobacter cloacae, Stenotrophomonas maltophilia, Staphylococcus aureus, Enterobacter cloacae

Blood stream (12, 23%)

Staphylococcus cohnii subsp. ureae, Staphylococcus hominis subsp. Hominis, Acinetobacter baumannii, Staphylococcus warneri, Staphylococcus lugdunensis

Urinary tract (6, 12%)

Acinetobacter baumannii, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae

Cerebral nervous system (8, 15%)

Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus haemolyticus, Staphylococcus pidermidis, Micrococcus luteus, Pseudomonas maltophilia, Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus hominis subsp. Homini, Sphingomonas paucimobilis

Skin and soft tissues (8, 15%)

Staphylococcus warneri, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Acinetobacter baumannii, Enterococcus faecium (group D)

  1. Data are expressed as number of patients and the percentage of the infected patients in sepsis group.
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