Distribution of infecting organisms and mortality
| Organism | Total infected | Mortality at discharge (%) | Mortality at six months (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| *Unspeciated (9), Streptococcus intermedius (1), S lactis (1), S milleri (3), S mitis (10), S mutans (6), S oralis (3), S pneumoniae (2), S sanguis (17), S suis (1); †methicillin resistant S aureus (1); ‡unspeciated (2), Enterococcus faecalis (20), E durans (1); §HACEK, Haemophilus aphrophilus, Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans (2), Cardiobacterium hominis (1), Eikenella corrodens, Kingella kingae; ¶Haemophilus parainfluenzae (1), Haemophilus segnis (1), Haemophilus influenzae (1); **Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Escherichia coli, Lactococcus spp, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Flavobacterium spp. | |||
| Overall | 208 | ||
| α Haemolytic streptococci* | 53 | 7 (13) | 9 (18) |
| β Haemolytic streptococci | 5 | 1 (5) | 1 (20) |
| Streptococcus bovis | 3 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Staphylococcus aureus† | 47 | 11 (23) | 13 (34) |
| Enterococcus spp‡ | 23 | 8 (35) | 8 (21) |
| Staphylococcus epidermidis | 17 | 5 (29) | 7 (16) |
| Coagulase negative staphylococcus (non-speciated) | 11 | 1 (9) | 1 (10) |
| Corynebacterium spp | 2 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Propionibacterium spp | 6 | 0 (6) | 1 (20) |
| HACEK group§ | 3 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Haemophilus spp¶ | 3 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Candida albicans | 1 | 1 (100) | 1 (100) |
| Other** | 7 | 1 (14) | 3 (43) |
| Culture negative | 27 | 3 (27) | 6 (26) |