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. 2016 Oct 26;8(12):859–862. doi: 10.14740/jocmr2764w

Table 2. Venous Access Device Related Blood Stream Infections in Adult Patients (n = 31) With Cystic Fibrosis (2001 - 2015): Frequency (numerical value relates to total number of positive blood cultures) and Species of Pathogenic Infecting Microbial Agent.

Bacterial Fungal
Catheter-related blood stream infections
Enterococcus faecalis (not VRE): 6 Candida glabrata: 2
Coagulase-negative Staphylococcus: 4
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: 1
Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis (VRE): 3
Totally implantable venous access port (TIVAP) blood stream infections
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: 18 Candida albicans: 22
Coagulase-negative Staphylococcus: 10 Candida glabrata: 12
Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis (VRE): 1 Candida tropicalis: 6
Enterococcus faecalis (not VRE): 4 Candida parapsilosis: 2
Methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus: 4
Serratia marcescens: 3
Enterobacter aerogenes: 3
Pseudomonas aeruginosa: 2
Enterobacter cloacae: 1
Flavobacterium species: 1
Klebsiella oxytoca: 1