Table 1.
Distribution of isolates among clinical specimen, wards and diagnosis
| Isolates (N) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acinetobacter spp | E. coli | Enterobacter spp | K. pneumonia | P. aeruginosa | Serretia spp | Sphingimonas spp | Other* | Total (%) | |
| Specimen | |||||||||
| Asctic fluid | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 (0.5) |
| Aspirate | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 4 (2.0) |
| Blood | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | 6 | 11 (5.5) |
| Bronchial Lavage | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 (0.5) |
| Ear Swab | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | 6 (3.0) |
| Gastric Lavage | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 2 | 4 (2.0) |
| Nasal Swab | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 (0.5) |
| Pleural Fluid | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | 2 (1.0) |
| Pus | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 5 (2.5) |
| Sputum | – | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 24 (12.0) |
| Urethral Swab | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 (1.0) |
| Urine | 6 | 35 | 5 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 94 (47.0) |
| Wound Swab | – | 4 | 6 | 16 | – | 3 | 16 | 45 (22.5) | |
| WARD/DEPT | |||||||||
| A &E | 1 | 2 | – | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 (5.0) |
| Child Health | 1 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 3 | – | 1 | 8 | 39 (19.5) |
| Medical ICU | 2 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 78 (39.0) |
| OBS &GYN | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 17 (8.5) |
| OPD | 2 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 39 (19.5) |
| Surgery | – | 6 | – | 2 | 6 | – | – | 3 | 17 (8.5) |
| Diagnosis | |||||||||
| Abscess | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | 7 (3.5) |
| Appendicitis | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 (0.5) |
| Bacteremia | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 (0.5) |
| Bronchitis | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 2 (1.0) |
| Cellulitis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 (0.5) |
| Cirrhosis | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 (1.0) |
| Cystitis | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 (0.5) |
| Diabetic foot ulcer | – | 1 | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | 10 (5.0) |
| Gastroenteritis | – | 4 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 5 (2.5) |
| Nephritis | – | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 11 (5.5) |
| Otitis | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 (1.0) |
| Pericarditis | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | 3 (1.5) |
| Peritonitis | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 2 (1.0) |
| Pneumoniae | – | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 4 (2.0) |
| Prostitis | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 (0.5) |
| RTI | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | 5 (2.5) |
| Sepsis | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 29 (14.5) |
| Surg. site infection | – | 1 | – | 4 | 4 | – | – | 1 | 10 (5.0) |
| Tuberculosis | – | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18 (9.0) |
| UTI | 7 | 24 | 4 | 17 | 9 | – | 2 | 6 | 69 (34.5) |
| Ulcer | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 2 (1.0) |
| Wound infection | – | – | – | 1 | 4 | – | – | 7 | 12 (6.0) |
| Frequency (%) | 8 (4.0) | 49 (24.5) | 12 (6.0) | 38 (19.0) | 39 (19.5) | 8 (4.0) | 10 (5.0) | 36 (18.0) | 200 (100) |
Abbreviation: A&E Accident and Emergency, OPD Out-Patient Department, OBS&GYN Obstetrics and Gynecology, Other* Other Gram-negative bacteria. The In-Patient Department comprises of A&E, Medical ICU, OBS&GYN and Surgical ward, −: Non-detected