Table 6 Culture positivity rates among the different clinical samples
Clinical sample | Culture negative | Culture positive | |
|---|---|---|---|
Gram-negative isolate % (n) | Other isolates* % (n) | ||
All samples (n = 761) | 91.3 (695) | 5.0 (38) | 3.7 (28) |
Blood* (n = 684) | 94.6 (647) | 2.9 (20) | 2.5 (17) |
Urine (n = 24) | 79.2 (19) | 12.5 (3) | 8.3 (2) |
Swab or pus of infected skin lesion or abscess (n = 33) | 33.3 (11) | 36.4 (12) | 24.2 (8) |
CSF (n = 12) | 91.7 (11) | 8,3 (1) | - |
Other body fluids (n = 8) | 62.5 (5) | 25.0 (2) | (1) |