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. 2006 Oct 25;6:155. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-6-155

Table 1.

Microorganisms reported from intensive care unit according to the site of infection.

Microorganism Respiratory Tract Urinary Tract Bloodstream Surgical Site Other Sites1
n % n % n % n % n %
Pseudomonas aeruginosa 68 27.9 30 13.9 26 14.6 16 22.2 17 26.9
Staphylococcus aureus 33 13.6 9 4.2 30 16.8 17 23.6 11 17.5
Acinetobacter baumannii 32 13.2 20 9.3 11 6.2 6 8.3 5 7.9
Candida spp. 31 12.8 35 16.3 30 16.8 10 13.9 10 15.8
CN2 – staphylococci 16 6.6 10 4.6 29 16.3 10 13.9 4 6.4
Klebsiella pneumoniae 11 4.5 9 4.2 2 1.1 2 2.8 1 1.6
Enterobacter spp. 10 4.1 13 6.1 6 3.4 2 2.8 1 1.6
Enterococcus spp. 6 2.5 22 10.2 13 7.3 1 1.4 2 3.2
Escherichia coli 3 1.2 27 12.6 4 2.3 3 4.2 1 1.6
Others 33 13.6 40 18.6 27 15.2 5 6.9 11 17.5
Total 243 100 215 100 178 100 72 100 63 100

1 Cerebrospinal fluid, pericardial fluid, peritonal fluid, synovial fluid, biopsy, oral swab, rectal and anal swabs

2 Coagulase-negative