Table 2.
Distribution of Microorganisms among Patients with Hospital-Acquired Urinary Tract-Related Bloodstream Infection, 2000–2008
| Microorganism (genus): | All Patients (n=320) |
Genus-specific Case- fatality |
|---|---|---|
| Enterococcus sp. | 91 (28.4%) | 29 (31.9%) |
| Vancomycin-resistant | 52 (16.2%) | 22 (42.3%) |
| Vancomycin-sensitive | 39 (12.2%) | 7 (17.9%) |
| Candida sp. | 63 (19.7%) | 31 (49.2%) |
| Escherichia coli | 41 (12.8%) | 6 (14.6%) |
| Coagulase-positive staphylococcus | 28 (8.8%) | 12 (42.9%) |
| Pseudomonas sp. | 26 (8.1%) | 9 (34.6%) |
| Coagulase-negative staphylococcus | 19 (5.9%) | 4 (21.1%) |
| Klebsiella sp. | 18 (5.6%) | 6 (33.3%) |
| Enterobacter sp. | 14 (4.4%) | 4 (28.6%) |
| Proteus sp. | 5 (1.6%) | 1 (20.0%) |
| Acinetobacter sp. | 4 (1.2%) | 1 (25.0%) |
| Citrobacter sp. | 4 (1.2%) | 1 (25.0%) |
| Other | 4 (1.2%) | 1 (25.0%) |
| Streptococcus sp. | 3 (0.9%) | 0 (0.0%) |
Other microorganism category includes Elizabethkingae, Morganella, and Serratia microorganisms