Table 4.
Bacteria isolated.
| Bacteria isolateda | No. of patients (% of entire cohort of patients) | |
|---|---|---|
| All cultures | Bacteremia | |
| Gram-positive | 257 (25.7) | 120 (12.0) |
| Methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus | 82 (8.2) | 39 (39.0) |
| Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus | 59 (5.9) | 10 (1.0) |
| Streptococcus pneumoniae | 67 (6.7) | 39 (3.9) |
| Other Streptococcus species | 19 (1.9) | 15 (1.5) |
| Enterococcus | 28 (2.8) | 16 (1.6) |
| Others | 9 (0.9) | 5 (0.5) |
| Gram-negative | 390 (39.0) | 213 (21.3) |
| Klebsiella pneumoniae | 131 (13.1) | 73 (7.3) |
| Escherichia coli | 117 (11.7) | 80 (8.0) |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 62 (6.2) | 15 (1.5) |
| Acinetobacter baumannii | 35 (3.5) | 10 (1.0) |
| Bulkholderia pseudomallei | 13 (1.3) | 10 (1.0) |
| Enterobacter cloacae | 10 (1.0) | 4 (0.4) |
| Hemophilus influenzae | 9 (0.9) | 1 (0.1) |
| Salmonella species | 7 (0.7) | 3 (0.3) |
| Citrobacter species | 6 (0.6) | 3 (0.3) |
| Stenotrophomonas maltophilia | 6 (0.6) | 1 (0.1) |
| Proteus species | 5 (0.5) | 5 (0.5) |
| Bacteroides fragilis | 5 (0.5) | 2 (0.2) |
| Others | 23 (2.3) | 14 (1.4) |
aMore than one species of bacteria isolated in some patients.