Table 3. Microorganisms Causing HAIs.
Name of Microorganisms | All pathogen isolated (total = 726) n (%) | Pathogen for pneumonia (total = 587) n (%) | Pathogen for blood stream infections (total = 44) n (%) | Pathogen for surgical site infections (total = 34) n (%) | Pathogen for urinary tract infections (total = 25) n (%) |
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Gram-negative bacteria | 611 (84.2) | 516 (87.9) | 28 (63.6) | 25 (73.5) | 15 (60.0) |
Acinetobacter baumannii | 177 (24.4) | 151 (25.7) | 10 (22.7) | 2 (5.9) | 5 (20.0) |
Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 100 (13.8) | 92 (15.7) | 2 (4.5) | 3 (8.8) | 0 |
Klebsiella pneumoniae | 84 (11.6) | 68 (11.6) | 5 (11.4) | 8 (23.5) | 1 (4.0) |
Acinetobacter spp. | 46 (6.3) | 46 (7.8) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Escherichia coli | 39 (5.4) | 20 (3.4) | 6 (13.6) | 4 (11.8) | 3 (12.0) |
Enterobacteriaceae | 36 (5.0) | 26 (4.4) | 1 (2.3) | 2 (5.9) | 5 (20.0) |
Klebsiella spp. | 35 (4.8) | 26 (4.4) | 2 (4.5) | 2 (5.9) | 1 (4.0) |
Providencia spp. | 28 (3.9) | 25 (4.3) | 0 | 2 (5.9) | 0 |
Klebsiella oxytoca | 19 (2.6) | 18 (3.1) | 0 | 1 (2.9) | 0 |
Achromobacter spp. | 18 (2.5) | 17 (2.9) | 0 | 1 (2.9) | 0 |
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia | 6 (0.8) | 6 (1.0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gram-negative bacilli others | 18 (2.5) | 17 (2.9) | 1 (2.3) | 0 | 0 |
Gram-negative cocci other | 4 (0.6) | 4 (0.7) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Anaerobic bacilli | 1 (0.1) | 0 | 1 (2.3) | 0 | 0 |
Gram-positive bacteria | 104 (14.3) | 65 (11.1) | 15 (34.1) | 9 (26.5) | 7 (28.0) |
Staphylococcus aureus | 39 (5.4) | 28 (4.8) | 6 (13.6) | 3 (8.8) | 0 |
Staphylococcus spp. | 19 (2.6) | 11 (1.9) | 6 (13.6) | 0 | 1 (4.0) |
Streptococcus spp. | 11 (1.5) | 9 (1.5) | 0 | 1 (2.9) | 0 |
Enterococcus spp. | 16 (2.2) | 9 (1.5) | 2 (4.5) | 1 (2.9) | 2 (8.0) |
Enterococcus faecalis | 8 (1.1) | 2 (0.3) | 1 (2.3) | 3 (8.8) | 2 (8.0) |
Enterococcus faecium | 5 (0.7) | 0 | 0 | 1 (2.9) | 2 (8.0) |
Gram-positive bacilli other | 6 (0.8) | 6 (1.0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fungi | 11 (1.5) | 6 (1.0) | 1 (2.3) | 0 | 3 (12.0) |
Candida spp. | 10 (1.4) | 5 (0.8) | 1 (2.3) | 0 | 3 (12.0) |
Other fungi | 1 (0.1) | 1 (0.2) | 0 | 0 | 0 |