Table 3a.
Results of surveillance for colonization with drug-resistant pathogens
| NICU 1 | NICU 2 | Totals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phase I | Phase II | Phase I | Phase II | ||
| Neonates admitted | 328 | 597 | 597 | 305 | 1828 |
| Rectal swabs submitted | 638 | 1667 | 1096 | 654 | 4055 |
| Nasal swabs submitted | 433 | 1076 | 609 | 355 | 2473 |
| Umbilical swabs submitted | 429 | 1076 | 599 | 354 | 2458 |
| Total swabs submitted | 1500 | 3819 | 2304 | 1363 | 8986 |
| Total positive isolates (% positive) | 261 (17) | 776 (20) | 1340 (58) | 526 (39) | 2903 (32) |
| Total GPCs found (% of all isolates) | 42 (16) | 116 (15) | 268 (20) | 1 (0) | 427 (15) |
| MRSA | 41 | 111 | 263 | 1 | 416 |
| VRE | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 11 |
| Total GNRs found (% of all positives) | 219 (84) | 660 (85) | 1072 (80) | 525 (100) | 2476 (85) |
| Total enteric GNRs (% total GNRs) | 88 (40) | 595 (90) | 555 (52) | 298 (57) | 1536 (62) |
| Klebsiella pneumoniae ss. pneumoniae | 33 | 216 | 280 | 112 | 641 |
| Klebsiella pneumoniae ss. ozanae | 8 | 265 | 159 | 111 | 543 |
| Escherichia coli | 6 | 45 | 46 | 28 | 125 |
| Citrobacter freundii | 5 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 19 |
| Enterobacter aerogenes | 34 | 44 | 26 | 23 | 127 |
| Enterobacter other | 2 | 20 | 37 | 22 | 81 |
| Total non-enteric GNRs (% total GNRs) | 131 (60) | 65 (10) | 517 (48) | 227 (43) | 940 (38) |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 77 | 10 | 189 | 56 | 332 |
| Acinetobacter baumanii | 16 | 25 | 261 | 117 | 419 |
| Stenotrophomonas maltophilia | 16 | 14 | 42 | 28 | 100 |
| Alcaligenes faecalis | 22 | 16 | 25 | 26 | 89 |
Abbreviations: GPC – gram-positive cocci; GNR – gram-negative rods; MRSA – methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; VRE – vancomycin resistant enterococci