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. 2014 Nov;52(11):3869–3877. doi: 10.1128/JCM.00821-14

TABLE 5.

E. coli PFTs over time and across combat zones and military treatment facilitiesa

PFT data by isolate type Study yr
Combat zone
MTFb
Yr 1c Yr 2d Iraqe Afghanistane All LRMC WRAMC NNMC BAMC
Overall unique PFTsf 85 139 21 187 209 98 84 65 47
Colonizing isolates
    Unique PFTs 80 123 20 167 188 95 78 53 44
    Most common PFTs
        9 0 8 (3.7) 0 6 (1.9) 8 (2.3) 4 (3.7) 1 (0.9) 0 3 (4.4)
        25 6 (4.7) 1 (0.5) 0 6 (1.9) 7 (2.0) 3 (2.7) 1 (0.9) 1 (1.5) 2 (2.9)
        154 3 (2.3) 4 (1.9) 0 7 (2.3) 7 (2.0) 1 (0.9) 0 4 (6.0) 2 (2.9)
        16 0 6 (2.8) 0 6 (1.9) 6 (1.7) 2 (1.8) 1 (0.9) 0 3 (4.4)
        122 0 5 (2.3) 0 5 (1.6) 5 (1.4) 1 (0.9) 0 4 (6.0) 0
        138 1 (0.7) 3 (1.4) 0 4 (1.3) 4 (1.1) 0 4 (3.9) 0 0
        193 4 (3.1) 0 0 4 (1.3) 4 (1.1) 0 4 (3.9) 0 0
        120 3 (2.3) 1 (0.5) 0 4 (1.3) 4 (1.1) 2 (1.8) 1 (0.9) 1 (1.5) 0
        195 0 4 (1.9) 0 4 (1.3) 4 (1.1) 0 0 0 4 (5.8)
        190 4 (3.1) 0 1 (3.7) 0 4 (1.1) 0 4 (3.9) 0 0
        124 2 (1.5) 2 (0.9) 2 (7.4) 2 (0.6) 4 (1.1) 2 (1.8) 1 (0.9) 0 1 (1.4)
        125 4 (3.1) 0 0 4 (1.3) 4 (1.1) 0 4 (3.9) 0 0
        45 2 (1.5) 2 (0.9) 0 2 (0.6) 4 (1.1) 0 1 (0.9) 0 3 (4.4)
        29 0 4 (1.9) 0 4 (1.3) 4 (1.1) 1 (0.9) 0 1 (1.5) 2 (2.9)
        71 1 (0.7) 3 (1.4) 0 4 (1.3) 4 (1.1) 2 (1.8) 2 (1.9) 0 0
    Total colonizing isolatesg 127 216 27 302 343 108 101 66 68
Infecting isolates
    Unique PFTs 19 35 5 49 54 7 18 23 10
    Most common PFTs
        192 0 10 (10.8) 0 10 (8.0) 10 (7.3) 0 6 (14.2) 4 (6.0) 0
        211 0 9 (9.7) 0 9 (7.2) 9 (6.6) 0 0 9 (13.6) 0
        45 8 (18.6) 0 0 8 (6.4) 8 (5.8) 0 7 (16.6) 0 1 (5.2)
        209 0 7 (7.5) 0 7 (5.6) 7 (5.1) 0 0 7 (10.6) 0
        218 0 5 (5.4) 0 5 (4.0) 5 (3.6) 0 0 5 (7.5) 0
        3 0 5 (5.4) 0 5 (4.0) 5 (3.6) 0 0 5 (7.5) 0
        215 0 4 (4.3) 0 4 (3.2) 4 (2.9) 0 0 4 (6.0) 0
        191 4 (9.3) 0 0 4 (3.2) 4 (2.9) 0 0 4 (6.0) 0
        142 0 4 (4.3) 0 4 (3.2) 4 (2.9) 0 0 4 (6.0) 0
        13 0 4 (4.3) 4 (36.3) 0 4 (2.9) 0 0 0 4 (21.0)
        178 3 (6.9) 0 0 3 (2.4) 3 (2.2) 3 (33.3) 0 0 0
    Total infecting isolatesg 43 93 11 125 136 9 42 66 19
a

All data are presented as no. (%).

b

LRMC, Landstuhl Regional Medical Center; WRAMC, Walter Reed Army Medical Center; NNMC, National Naval Medical Center; BAMC, Brooke Army Medical Center.

c

Dates of culture: June 2009 to May 2010.

d

Dates of culture: June 2010 to May 2011.

e

Among the 14 colonizing isolates from unknown military operations, there were 8 unique PFTs.

f

Number of overall unique colonizing and infecting PFTs. Some PFTs may be the same between the colonizing and infecting isolates.

g

Total for each column includes isolates not incorporated as part of the most common PFTs; therefore, the sum of the isolates listed for each column is less than the total.