Table 1.
Distribution of bacterial and fungal isolates (n = 68)
Organism isolated | Blood | Sputum | Urine | Pus | Throat swab | BAL | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gram-positive isolates | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 (22.05%) |
Staphylococcus aureus | 6 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 7 (10.29%) |
Staphylococcus hemolyticus | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | 4 (5.88%) |
Enterococcus faecalis | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 3 (4.41%) |
Streptococcus pyogenes | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 (1.47%) |
Gram-negative isolates | 26 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 47 (69.11%) |
Klebsiella pneumoniae | 8 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 21 (30.88%) |
Escherichia coli | 6 | 1 | 3 | – | – | – | 10 (14.7%) |
Acinetobacter baumanii | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 4 (5.88%) |
Acinetobacter hemolyticus | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 (4.41%) |
Acinetobacter spp. | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 (1.47%) |
Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 3 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 5 (7.35%) |
Salmonella group B | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 (2.94%) |
Enterobacter aerogenes | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 (1.47%) |
Fungi | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 (8.82%) |
Candida albicans | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | 2 (2.94%) |
Candida tropicalis | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 (2.94%) |
Candida krusei | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 (1.47%) |
Aspergillus niger | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 (1.47%) |
Total | 41 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 68 (100%) |