Periodicity of bacteraemias
| Bacteraemia type | Clinical scenario | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Transient | Manipulation of infected tissue | 8 |
| Instrumentation of colonised mucosa | 8, 9, 52 | |
| Intermittent | Undrained abscesses | 8 |
| Fever and neutropenia | 9 | |
| Pneumococcal pneumonia | 9 | |
| Continuous | Intravascular infection | 8 |