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Table 1 Septic episodes differentiated according to the site of suspected focus and sepsis severity

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

1

10

12

23

Lung

0

11

13

24

Genitourinary tract

1

2

0

3

Infected wound

1

4

0

5

Other

0

2

1

3

Total

4

42

41

87

  1. Data are given as a number of septic episodes