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Annals of Intensive Care

Table 1 Sources of infection

From: Sepsis outcomes in patients receiving statins prior to hospitalization for sepsis: comparison of in-hospital mortality rates between patients who received atorvastatin and those who received simvastatin

Source

Number

Percentage of total (%)

Respiratory

511

30.8

Urologic

263

15.8

Abdominal

217

13.1

Skin

126

7.6

Catheter

51

3.1

Blood

32

1.9

Heart

22

1.3

CNS

19

1.1

Bone and joint

3

0.2

Obstetrical

2

0.1

Sinus

2

0.1

Multiple

110

6.6

Unknown

303

18.2

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