Table 4.
Most frequently cultured MDROs and their location
Urine (%) (n = 22) | Lung (%) (n = 28) | Blood (%) (n = 12) | Skin (%) (n = 23) | Catheter (%) (n = 2) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gram-positive bacteria, n (%) | |||||
Staphylococcus species (including MRSA) | 1 (4.6) | 10 (35.7) | 5 (41.7) | 7 (30.4) | 0 (0) |
Streptococcus species | 1 (4.6) | 1 (3.6) | 1 (8.3) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus | 1 (4.6) | 0 (0) | 1 (8.3) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Total gram-positive | 3 (13.6) | 11 (39.3) | 7 (58.3) | 7 (30.4) | 0 (0) |
Gram-negative bacteria, n (%) | |||||
Escherichia coli | 7 (31.8) | 4 (14.2) | 0 (0) | 2 (8.7) | 0 (0) |
Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 3 (13.6) | 2 (7.1) | 2 (16.7) | 2 (8.7) | 1 (50) |
Morganella morganii | 2 (9.2) | 1 (3.6) | 0 (0) | 2 (8.7) | 0 (0) |
Klebsiella pneumoniae | 1 (4.6) | 2 (7.1) | 1 (8.3) | 1 (4.3) | 1 (50) |
Acinetobacter baumannii | 2 (9.2) | 4 (14.2) | 1 (8.3) | 5 (21.7) | 0 (0) |
Enterobacter species | 1 (4.6) | 3 (10.7) | 1 (8.3) | 3 (12.0) | 0 (0) |
Other | 3 (13.6) | 1 (3.6) | 0 (0) | 1 (4.3) | 0 (0) |
Total Gram-negative | 19 (86.4) | 17 (60.7) | 5 (41.7) | 16 (69.6) | 2 (100) |
MDRO, multiple-drug resistant organism; MRSA, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.