Table 6.
Incidence of bacteremia in haemodialysis patients using permanent catheters by pathogenic species in a national prospective Canadian study and Quebec surveillance programme
| Organism | Incidencea (%) | SPIN-HD Incidenceb (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Staphylococcus aureus | 31.9 | 55 |
| Coagulase negative staphylococci | 40.4 | 14 |
| Enterococcus spp. | 7.5 | 5 |
| Streptococcus spp. | 2.1 | |
| Enterobacter spp. | 3.2 | |
| Pseudomonas spp. | 2.1 | 3 |
| Candida spp. | 3.2 | 1 |
| Klebsiella spp. | 1.1 | 4 |
| Corynebacterium spp. | 2.1 | |
| Escherichia coli | 1.1 | 1 |
| Stenotrophomonas maltophila | 2.1 | |
| Other spp. | 3.2 | 16c |
| Incidence rate (per 1000 patient-procedures) | 3.1 | 3.7 |
aAdapted from Taylor et al., 2002
bAdapted from 2014 to 2015 SPIN-HD surveillance data [36]
cIncludes grouped enteric and anaerobic organisms