Table 2 Microbial documentation reported in the selected studies
Type of samples | Pathogens identified |
|---|---|
Blood cultures | Bacteria |
Klebsiella pneumonia (n = 2) | |
Pseudomonas aeruginosa (n = 1) | |
Escherichia coli (n = 14) | |
Enterococcus faecium (n = 6) | |
Enterobacter aerogenes (n = 1) | |
Clostridium septicum (n = 1) | |
Aeromonas hydrophilia (n = 1) | |
Clostridium perfringens (n = 1) | |
Bacteroides fragilis (n = 1) | |
Gram-negative bacilli (non-specified) (n = 39) | |
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia (n = 1) | |
Staphylococcus aureus (n = 1) | |
Staphylococcus epidermidis (n = 2) | |
Alpha-hemolytic streptococcus (n = 1) | |
Viridans streptococcus (n = 1) | |
Gram-positive Cocci (non-specified) (n = 8) | |
Bacteria (non-specified) (n = 13) | |
Fungi | |
Candida krusei (n = 1) | |
Candida glabrata (n = 1) | |
Fungemia (n = 4) | |
Candida (non-specified) (n = 1) | |
Virus | |
Cytomegalovirus (n = 1) | |
Peroperative digestive samples | Bacteria |
Pseudomonas aeruginosa (n = 4) | |
Escherichia coli (n = 1) | |
Klebsiella pneumonia (n = 1) | |
Diphteroides (n = 1) | |
Acinetobacter anitratus (n = 1) | |
Clostridium difficile (n = 2) | |
Bacteroides fragilis (n = 1) | |
Enterobacter aerogenes (n = 1) | |
Gram-negative bacilli (non-specified) (n = 21) | |
Gram-positive bacilli (non-specified) (n = 2) | |
Fungi | |
Aspergillus fumigatus (n = 1) | |
Candida glabrata (n = 2) | |
Candida krusei (n = 1) | |
Candida (non-specified) (n = 7) | |
Virus | |
Cytomegalovirus (n = 1) | |
Autopsy samples | Candida albicans (n = 3) |
Candida glabrata (n = 1) | |
Aspergillus fumigatus (n = 1) | |
Aspergillosis pneumonia (n = 5) | |
Fungal pneumonia (n = 3) | |
Kidney and thyroid candida abscess (n = 1) | |
Stool samples | Clostridium difficile (n = 8) |
Pseudomonas aeruginosa (n = 1) | |
Escherichia coli (n = 1) | |
Candida glabrata (n = 2) | |
Yeasts (non-specified) (n = 3) | |
Adenovirus (n = 1) |