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Table 5 Focus of infection in patients with positive blood culture and/or PCR results considered true, probable or possible

From: A prospective multicenter evaluation of direct molecular detection of blood stream infection from a clinical perspective

Focus of infection

Number of patients

 Intra-abdominal

8

 Respiratory

5

 Cardiac

3

 Central nervous system

3

 Skin

2

 Postoperative fever

2

 Trauma

2

 Intravascular catheter

1

 Multiorgan failure

1

 Bone

1

Total

28