TABLE 1.
Body source distribution of 586 carbapenem-nonsusceptible KPC-positive Enterobacteriaceae and P. aeruginosa isolates collected in 2012 to 2014
| Source of infectiona | Source of culture | No. of isolates from patients hospitalized for: |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| <48 h | ≥48 h | NAb | ||
| Gastrointestinal tract | Peritoneal fluid | 12 | 33 | |
| Abscess | 3 | 25 | ||
| Gallbladder | 3 | 11 | ||
| Otherc | 2 | 12 | ||
| Total (%) | 20 (3.4) | 81 (13.8) | ||
| Urinary tract | Urine | 41 | 85 | |
| Ureter/urethra/bladder | 3 | 5 | ||
| Otherd | 3 | |||
| Total (%) | 44 (7.5) | 93 (15.9) | ||
| Skin and soft tissue | Wound | 22 | 48 | 1 |
| Decubitus ulcer | 7 | 22 | ||
| Abscess | 2 | 12 | ||
| Carbuncle/furuncle/cellulitis/erysipelas | 2 | 6 | ||
| Burn | 3 | 4 | ||
| Othere | 3 | |||
| Total (%) | 36 (6.1) | 95 (16.2) | 1 (0.2) | |
| Respiratory tract | Endotracheal aspirate | 14 | 51 | 2 |
| Sputum | 14 | 48 | 1 | |
| Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid | 5 | 27 | 1 | |
| Bronchial brushing | 3 | 10 | ||
| Otherf | 4 | 9 | ||
| Total (%) | 40 (6.8) | 145 (24.7) | 4 (0.7) | |
| Bloodstream | Blood | 1 | 25 | |
| Total (%) | 1 (0.2) | 25 (4.3) | ||
| Unknown | Unknown | 1 | ||
| Total (%) | 1 (0.2) | |||
| Total (%) | 141 (24.1) | 440 (75.1) | 5 (0.9) | |
Species found (number of isolates): gastrointestinal tract, C. farmeri (1), C. freundii (3), C. koseri (1), E. aerogenes (1), E. cloacae (3), E. coli (4), K. oxytoca (3), K. pneumoniae (84), and P. aeruginosa (1); urinary tract, C. freundii (2), E. cloacae (3), E. coli (10), K. oxytoca (3), K. pneumoniae (110), and P. aeruginosa (9); skin and soft tissue, C. amalonaticus (1), C. freundii (1), E. asburiae (2), E. cloacae (2), E. coli (8), K. oxytoca (3), K. pneumoniae (111), and P. aeruginosa (4); respiratory tract, C. freundii (1), C. koseri (1), E. aerogenes (2), E. asburiae (1), E. coli (2), K. oxytoca (4), K. pneumoniae (159), M. morganii (1), P. aeruginosa (15), R. ornithinolytica (1), and S. marcescens (2); bloodstream, E. cloacae (1), K. oxytoca (1), and K. pneumoniae (24); unknown, K. pneumoniae (1).
NA, not available because the hospital admission date was not provided by the investigator.
Other sources (number of isolates): appendix (4), liver (4), large colon (3), not specified (2), and pancreas (1).
Other sources (number of isolates): not specified (2), and prostate (1).
Other sources (number of isolates): not specified (3).
Other sources (number of isolates): thoracentesis (5), not specified (5), and lungs (3).