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. 2006 Jun 23;6:103. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-6-103

Table 5.

Distribution of pathogens by major infection sites

Type Name of pathogens PNEU1) BSI2) CON3) UTI4) Total (%)
G(+) S. aureus 21 12 15 2 50 (28.4)
CoNS5) 8 9 20 0 37 (21.0)
Enterococcus spp 1 1 1 0 3 (1.7)
S. viridans group 13 0 2 0 15 (8.5)
S. pneumoniase 1 0 0 0 1 (0.6)
Subtotal 44 22 38 2 106 (60.2)
G(-) Enterobacter spp. 5 3 0 5 13 (7.4)
E. coli 2 1 2 3 8 (4.5)
P. aeruginosa 8 0 4 0 12 (6.8)
K. pneumoniae 7 0 2 5 14 (8.0)
Acinetobacter spp. 5 1 2 1 9 (5.1)
Subtotal 27 5 10 14 56 (31.8)
Fungi C. albicans 1 6 1 2 10 (5.7)
C. parapsilosis 0 0 0 1 1 (0.6)
Subtotal 1 6 1 3 11 (6.3)
Others6) 1 1 1 0 3 (1.7)
Total 73 34 50 19 176 (100.0)

1) PNEU : pneumonia, 2) BSI : bloodstream infection, 3) CON : conjunctivitis, 4) UTI : Urinary tract infection, 5) CoNS : coagulase-negative staphylococcus 6) Others : Chlamydia for Pneumonia, P. cepacia for BSI, Bacillus spp. for conjunctivitis, and enterovirs for others