Supplementary Table 2. Final clinical diagnosis
Negative Blood Culture
Positive Blood Culture
Total
Bacteraemia 0 68 68
Central line infection 0 228 228
Urinary tract infection 24 17 41
Upper respiratory tract infection 19 0 19
Lower respiratory tract infection 68 22 90
Skin and soft tissue infections 22 25 47
Bacterial endocarditis 0 9 9
Bone and joint infections 5 16 21
Meningitis, encephalitis 3 10 13
Gastroenteritis 4 2 6
Fever cause unknown (antibiotics started but cultures negative)
123 0 123
No infectious cause found (blood cultures taken but antibiotics not commenced)
76 0 76
Abdominal sepsis 13 10 23
Resolved line sepsis 32 0 32
Viral infection 21 1 22
Fungal infection 0 2 2
