Bacteria and host: what does this mean for sepsis bottleneck?

Azzah S Alharbi, Raghad Hassan Sanyi, Esam I Azhar

Table 1. Spectrum of bacteria causing sepsis in different patient groups

Patient group Bacteria Reference Neonates Early onset (within the first 72 h) Coagulase-negative staphylococci [58] Klebsiella pneumonia [58, 59] Group B Streptococcus [59, 60] Escherichia coli [60] Listeria monocytogenes [59] Streptococcus pneumoniae [61] Late onset (after 72 h) Coagulase-negative staphylococci, gram-negative bacilli, Enterobacteriaceae, and both methicillin- sensitive and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus [62] Children Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Pseudomonas, and Meningococcus [63, 64] Haemophilus influenza [65] Proteus mirabilis [65] Adults Escherichia coli [66] Staphylococcus aureus [67] Pseudomonas spp, Acinetobacter spp, Enterobacter spp [68] Immunocompromised adults Community acquired gram-negative bacteria, Staphylococcus aureus, gram-positive cocci (group A-β hemolytic Streptococcus that produces pyrogenic exotoxin) [68]