Table 4.
Distribution of Cronobacter species and genotype according to hospital and patient details
| Cronobacter species | Sequence type | No. of isolates (%) | Pulsotype (n) | Hospital | Period of isolation | Age (years) | Sex | Source (n) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | ||||||||
| C. sakazakii | ST4 | 32 (63) | 12 (15), 7 (7), 10 (4), 11 (2), 8 (1), 9 (1), 13 (1), 14 (1) | Prostějov | 12/06/12–10/05/13 | >27 | 16 | 16 | Sputum (24), wound swab (2), section catheter (1), tongue swab (1), throat swab (1), oral cavity (1), rectal swab (1), SPEGa (1) |
| C. sakazakii | ST64 | 1 (2) | 15 (1) | Prostějov | 10/01/2013 | 50 | 1 | 0 | Sputum (1) |
| C. malonaticus | ST7 | 17 (33) | 4 (6), 5 (5), 3 (3), 2 (1) | Olomouc | 06/05/07–16/08/13 | <1 to 76 | 12 | 5 | Throat swab (11), faecal material (2), cannula (1), nasal swab (1) |
| 1 (2) | Prostějov | 2/10/2012 & 5/05/2013 | 69 and 72 | 2 | 0 | Sputum (2) | |||
| C. muytjensii | ST28 | 1 (2) | 6 (1) | Olomouc | 10/04/2012 | 63 | 0 | 1 | Sputum (1) |
| Total | 51 | 6 years | 29 | 22 | |||||
a SPEG Smear from area of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy