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Table 1 Demographics of samples collected from adult ED (FED) patients and samples collected from pediatric ED (AERG) patients

From: Bacterial DNA patterns identified using paired-end Illumina sequencing of 16S rRNA genes from whole blood samples of septic patients in the emergency room and intensive care unit

Patient

Age Range

Gender

SIRS (1–4)

Primary Focus of Infection

Blood Culture

Top OTU (s)

Adult ED Samples

 FED31

30–40

M

2

Endovascular

Negative

Anaerococcus, Staphylococcus

 FED56

70–80

M

4

Skin or soft tissue

Unknown

Bacillaceae

 FED7

30–40

M

4

Catheter related

Staphylococcus aureus

Staphylococcus

 FED36

50–60

M

4

Endovascular

Serratia marcescens

Serratia

 FED14

40–50

F

3

Skin or soft tissue

Staphylococcus aureus

Streptococcus, Gammaproteobacteria

 FED42

50–60

M

2

Lung

Streptococcus pneumoniae

Escherichia, Gammaproteobacteria

 FED39

60–70

F

3

Unknown

Group B Streptococcus

Escherichia, Streptococcus

 FED44

40–50

F

2

Lung

Streptococcus pneumoniae

Enterobacteriaceae, Klebsiella

 FED15

60–70

M

2

Bone/Joint

Negative

Streptococcus, Bacillus

 FED4

40–50

F

4

Urinary Tract

Escherichia coli

Gammaproteobacteria

 FED57

40–50

F

3

Lung

Unknown

Streptococcus, Actinomycetales

 FED34

40–50

M

3

Lung

Streptococcus pneumoniae

Lactococcus, Streptococcus

Pediatric ED Samples

 AERG2.106

2–3

F

2

Pneumonia

Negative

Streptococcus, Escherichia, Staphylococcus

 AERG2.102

4–5

F

3

Appendicitis

Negative

Staphylococcus, Streptococcus

 AERG2.113

4–5

F

3

Meningitis

Negative

Staphylococcus, Streptococcus

 AERG1.106

2–3

F

2

Pneumonia

Negative

Enterobacteriaceae, Streptococcus

 AERG2.043

7–8

F

2

Appendicitis

Negative

Staphylococcus

 AERG2.076

10–11

F

2

Duplicate Cyst

Negative

Staphylococcus

 AERG2.205

2–3

M

2

Pneumonia

Gram-positive cocci resembling Staphylococcus

Bacillaceae, Staphylococcus, Moraxella, Enterococcus, Clostridium

 AERG2.235

No data

No data

No data

No data

Negative

Bacillaceae, Staphylococcus, Moraxella, Enterococcus, Clostridium

 AERG2.198

3–4

F

4

No data

Negative

Bacillaceae, Staphylococcus, Moraxella, Enterococcus, Clostridium