Infectious aetiologies in 125 patients diagnosed during lifetime or at necropsy
| Pathogens | No of cases | No of pathogens |
| Bacterial | ||
| Gram positive | ||
| S aureus | 12 | 17 |
| S pneumoniae | 2 | 5 |
| E fecalis | 2 | 2 |
| E faecium | 1 | 1 |
| G morbillorum | 1 | 1 |
| S constellatum | 1 | 1 |
| N asteroides | 2 | 2 |
| Gram negative | ||
| E coli | 6 | 7 |
| P aeruginosa | 6 | 12 |
| S marcescens | 2 | 2 |
| A baumanii | 2 | 3 |
| C freundii | 1 | 1 |
| M morganii | 1 | 1 |
| Other bacteria | ||
| M pneumoniae | 1 | 1 |
| C pneumoniae | 2 | 2 |
| L pneumophila | 2 | 2 |
| Fungal | ||
| A fumigatus | 20 | 29 |
| A niger | 1 | 1 |
| A flavus | 1 | 1 |
| C albicans | 8 | 12 |
| C kruseii | 1 | 1 |
| C tropicalis | 1 | 1 |
| S prolificans | 1 | 2 |
| P purpurogenum | 1 | 1 |
| Viral | ||
| Cytomegalovirus | 6 | 8 |
| Influenza A virus | 5 | 8 |
| RSV | 3 | 3 |
| Parainfluenzae virus type 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Virus herpes simplex (VHS)-1 | 1 | 1 |
| Varicella zoster virus3-150 | 1 | – |
| Enterovirus | 1 | 1 |
| Others | ||
| P carinii | 4 | 4 |
| M tuberculosis | 5 | 5 |
| Mixed infections | ||
| Aspergillus sp + MRSA | 3 | |
| Aspergillus sp +P aeruginosa | 2 | |
| E coli +K pneumonia + S maltophila | 1 | |
| Aspergillussp + CMV | 1 | |
| C freundii +P aeruginosa | 1 | |
| MRSA +E fecalis | 1 | |
| A baumanii +P aeruginosa | 1 | |
| A flavus +E faecium + CMV | 1 | |
| A fumigatus +S pneumoniae | 1 | |
| A niger +E coli + MRSA | 1 | |
| A fumigatus + VHS-1 | 1 | |
| C tropicalis +A fumigatus + P aeruginosa | 1 |
↵3-150 Diagnosed by clinical criteria.