Table 3.
Organisms isolated from 148 bacteremic episodes
| Pathogens | No. of BSI episodes (%) |
|---|---|
| Gram-positive bacteria | 96 (65) |
| Staphylococcus aureus | 53 (36) |
| Staphylococcus epidermidis | 25 (17) |
| Enterococcus faecalis | 6 (4) |
| Streptococcus spp. | 4 (3) |
| Staphylococcus lugdunensis | 2 (1) |
| Streptococcus agalactiae | 2 (1) |
| Staphylococcus coag.-negative | 1 (1) |
| Staphylococcus haemolyticus | 1 (1) |
| Staphylococcus simuluns | 1 (1) |
| Enterococcus faecium | 1 (1) |
| Gram-negative bacteria | 36 (24) |
| Escherichia coli | 14 (9) |
| Klebsiella spp. | 6 (4) |
| Acinetobacter spp. | 5 (3) |
| Enterobacter spp. | 5 (3) |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 3 (2) |
| Stenotrophomonas maltophilia | 3 (2) |
| Anaerobes | 1 (1) |
| Fungi | 1 (1) |
| Polymicrobial | 14 (9) |
| Staphylococcus aureus | 7 |
| Escherichia coli | 3 |
| Enterococcus faecalis | 3 |
| Enterobacter spp | 3 |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 3 |
| Staphylococcus epidermidis | 3 |
| Staphylococcus haemoliticus | 2 |
| Klebsiella pneumonia | 1 |
| Corynebacterium spp | 1 |
| Streptococcus pneumonia | 1 |
| Proteus mirabilis | 1 |
| Candida albicans | 1 |
| Total | 162 |