Table 1. Distribution of the clinical specimens and hospital facilities of VRE isolates from Caribbean countries.
| Country | N | Species | Clinical source | Hospital facility | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Efm | Efc | B | WS | U | GIT | SUR | MED | ICU | BU | ||
| Jamaica | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| St. Vincent | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Guyana | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Barbados | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| St. Lucia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bermuda | 12 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| Trinidad & Tobago | 45 | 38 | 7 | 1 | 19 | 23 | 2 | 14 | 24 | 6 | 1 |
| Total | 77 | 70 | 7 | 4 | 29 | 40 | 4 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 1 |
N–number of isolates included in analysis; Efm–E. faecium; Efc–E. faecalis; B–Blood; WS–wound swab; U–urine; GIT–gastrointestinal tract; SUR–Surgical ward; MED–Medical ward; ICU–Intensive Care Unit; BU–Burns unit