Table 1.
Distribution of the microorganisms isolated from blood cultures (N=324).
| Mikroorganizma | n | % |
|---|---|---|
| Gram-positive microorganisms | 195 | 60.2 |
| Staphylococcus spp. | 151 | 46.6 |
| Coagulase negative staphylococcus | 148 | 45.7 |
| Staphylococcus aureus | 3 | 0.9 |
| Enterococcus spp. | 28 | 8.6 |
| Enterococcus faecalis | 21 | 6.5 |
| Enterococcus faecium | 4 | 1.2 |
| Enterococcus raffinosus | 2 | 0.6 |
| Enterococcus durans | 1 | 0.3 |
| Streptococcus spp. | 5 | 1.5 |
| Streptococcus pneumoniae | 2 | 0.6 |
| Group A Streptococcus | 1 | 0.3 |
| Other streptococci (Streptococcus bovis, oralis) | 2 | 0.6 |
| Other | 10 | 3 |
| Pediococcus pentosaceus | 1 | 0.3 |
| Kocuria kristinae | 1 | 0.3 |
| Kocuria varians | 1 | 0.3 |
| Leuconostoc pseudomesenteroides | 3 | 0.9 |
| Bacillus thuringiensis | 1 | 0.3 |
| Corynebacterium striatum | 1 | 0.3 |
| Corynebacterium bovis | 1 | 0.3 |
| Dermacoccus nishinomiyaensis | 1 | 0.3 |
| Gram negative microorganisms | 107 | 33.0 |
| Enterobacteriaceae spp. | 78 | 24.1 |
| Klebsiella spp. | 49 | 15.1 |
| Klebsiella pneumoniae | 48 | 14.8 |
| Klebsiella oxytoca | 1 | 0.3 |
| Serratia spp. | 20 | 6.2 |
| Serratia marcescens | 18 | 5.6 |
| Serratia liquefaciens | 1 | 0.3 |
| Serratia funticola | 1 | 0.3 |
| Escherichia coli | 4 | 1.2 |
| Enterobacter spp. | 3 | 0.9 |
| Shigella spp | 1 | 0.3 |
| Shigella sonnei | 1 | 0.3 |
| Proteus spp. | 1 | 0.3 |
| Proteus mirabilis | 1 | 0.3 |
| Pseudomonas spp. | 14 | 4.3 |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 14 | 4.3 |
| Streptomonas maltophilia | 2 | 0.6 |
| Acinetobacter baumannii | 10 | 3.1 |
| Alcaligenes faecalis | 2 | 0.6 |
| Other microorganisms | 2 | 0.6 |
| Sphingomonas paucimobilis | 1 | 0.3 |
| Bacillus thuringiensis | 1 | 0.3 |
| Candida spp. | 22 | 6.8 |
| Candida albicans | 13 | 4 |
| Non albicans candida | 9 | 2.8 |
| Candida tropicalis | 6 | 1.9 |
| Candida parapsilosis | 3 | 0.9 |