| Organism | Patients With Unknown Portal of Entry, n (%) | Total Patients, n (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus | 15 (23.1) | 21 (21.4) |
| Mycobacterium avium complex | 4 (6.2) | 10 (10.2) |
| Coagulase-negative Staphylococci | 4 (6.2) | 9 (9.2) |
| Streptococcus pneumoniae | 5 (7.7) | 9 (9.2) |
| Escherichia coli | 4 (6.2) | 7 (7.1) |
| Pseudomonas aerugenosa | 3 (4.6) | 4 (4.1) |
| Candida albicans | 3 (4.6) | 3 (3.1) |
| Candida sp. | 1 (1.5) | 3 (3.1) |
| Gram-negative bacilli, unspecified | 3 (4.6) | 3 (3.1) |
| Gram-positive cocci, unspecified | 3 (4.6) | 3 (3.1) |
| Histoplasma capsulatum | 2 (3.1) | 3 (3.1) |
| Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus | 2 (3.1) | 3 (3.1) |
| Mycobacterium tuberculosis | 2 (3.1) | 3 (3.1) |
| Alpha-hemolytic streptococci | 2 (3.1) | 2 (2.0) |
| Cryptococcus neoformans | 2 (3.1) | 2 (2.0) |
| Group B beta-hemolytic streptococci | 1 (1.5) | 2 (2.0) |
| Streptococcus feacalis | 1 (1.5) | 2 (2.0) |
| Coagulase-negative Gram-positive cocci | 1 (1.5) | 1 (1.0) |
| Cryptococcus vs Histoplasma sp. | 1 (1.5) | 1 (1.0) |
| Enterobacter cloacae | 1 (1.5) | 1 (1.0) |
| Group D Salmonella sp. | 1 (1.5) | 1 (1.0) |
| Helicobacter pylori | 1 (1.5) | 1 (1.0) |
| Hemophilus influenzae | 1 (1.5) | 1 (1.0) |
| Micrococcus sp. | 1 (1.5) | 1 (1.0) |
| Spirochetes | 1 (1.5) | 1 (1.0) |
| Totals | 65 | 98 |
↵* The total number of isolates (98) is greater than the number of patients (83) because some cases of septicemia were polymicrobial.