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. 2015 Mar;21(3):504–507. doi: 10.3201/eid2103.141277

Table 1. Origin of gram-negative bacilli identified from blood cultures using rapid detection methods in bacterial blood cultures*.

Hospital department No. gram-negative bacilli No. (%) Enterobacteriaceae
No. (%) nonfermenting bacilli
Total Escherichia coli Other ESBL-negative ESBL-positive
Cardiology 5 4 (80) 2 (50) 2 (50) 4 (100) 0 1 (20)
Digestive surgery 9 8 (89) 6 (75) 2 (25) 6 (75) 2 (25) 1 (11)
Orthopedic surgery 3 3 (100) 2 (67) 1 (33) 3 (100) 0 0
Endocrinology 2 2 (100) 0 2 (100) 2 (100) 0 0
Gerontology 9 7 (78) 3 (43) 4 (57) 7 (100) 0 2 (22)
Gynecology-obstetric 3 2 (67) 0 2 (100) 2 (100) 0 1 (33)
Hepato-gastroenterology 20 18 (90) 8 (44) 10 (56) 15 (83) 3 (17) 2 (10)
Emergency 40 37 (93) 30 (81) 7 (19) 32 (86) 5 (14) 3 (8)
Infectious diseases 28 25 (89) 16 (64) 9 (36) 17 (68) 8 (32) 3 (11)
Nephrology 28 21 (75) 8 (38) 13 (62) 11 (52) 10 (48) 7 (25)
Neurology 8 8 (100) 5 (63) 3 (38) 8 (100) 0 0
Pediatric unit 2 2 (100) 2 (100) 0 2 (100) 0 0
Pneumology 4 3 (75) 2 (67) 1 (33) 2 (67) 1 (33) 1 (25)
Intensive care unit 67 57 (85) 24 (42) 33 (58) 42 (74) 15 (26) 10 (15)
Rhumatology 3 2 (67) 2 (100) 0 1 (50) 1 (50) 1 (33)
Urology
14
12 (86)
8 (67)
4 (33)
10 (83)
2 (17)
2 (14)
Total 245 211 (86) 118 (56) 93 (44) 164 (78) 47 (22) 34 (14)