From: Prospective comparison of a PCR assay and a microbiological culture technique for identification of pathogens from blood and non-blood samples in septic patients
Septic focus
Severity of sepsis
Total
Sepsis
Severe sepsis
Septic shock
Abdomen
1
8
11
20
Abscess
0
5
4
9
Central venous catheter
10
12
23
Lung
13
24
Genitourinary tract
2
3
Infected wound
Other
42
41
87