Table 1.
Carbapenem-resistant infections caused by A. baumannii, P. aeruginosa, K. pneumoniae, and E. coli by US census region
| US Census Regions | Number of Hospitals | All 4 Pathogens | A. baumannii + P. aeruginosa | K. pneumoniae + E. coli | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Infections | CR Cases | Total Infections | CR Cases | Total Infections | CR Cases | |||||||
| Total CR Cases | % of Total Infections | CR Cases | % of Total Infections | % of Total CR Cases for 4 Pathogens | CR Cases | % of Total Infections | % of Total CR Cases for 4 Pathogens | |||||
| East North Central | 43 | 47 702 | 3164 | 6.6 | 10 381 | 2542 | 24.5 | 80.3 | 37 321 | 622 | 1.7 | 19.7 |
| East South Central | 9 | 21 440 | 770 | 3.6 | 4293 | 703 | 16.4 | 91.3 | 17 147 | 67 | 0.4 | 8.7 |
| Middle Atlantic | 19 | 37 582 | 2499 | 6.6 | 10 449 | 1672 | 16.0 | 66.9 | 27 133 | 827 | 3.0 | 33.1 |
| Mountain | 15 | 8582 | 765 | 8.9 | 2260 | 710 | 31.4 | 92.8 | 6322 | 55 | 0.9 | 7.2 |
| New England | 9 | 11 964 | 346 | 2.9 | 2417 | 316 | 13.1 | 91.3 | 9547 | 30 | 0.3 | 8.7 |
| Pacific | 27 | 39 045 | 1237 | 3.2 | 6447 | 1070 | 16.6 | 86.5 | 32 598 | 167 | 0.5 | 13.5 |
| South Atlantic | 40 | 62 217 | 2385 | 3.8 | 14 652 | 2017 | 13.8 | 84.6 | 47 565 | 368 | 0.8 | 15.4 |
| West North Central | 18 | 17 854 | 403 | 2.3 | 3130 | 329 | 10.5 | 81.6 | 14 724 | 74 | 0.5 | 18.4 |
| West South Central | 26 | 46 356 | 1693 | 3.7 | 8955 | 1550 | 17.3 | 91.6 | 37 401 | 143 | 0.4 | 8.4 |
| Total | 206 | 292 742 | 13 262 | 4.5 | 62984 | 10 909 | 17.3 | 82.3 | 229 758 | 2353 | 1.0 | 17.7 |
Abbreviations: CR, carbapenem resistant.