Table 2.
Emergency-only Hemodialysis Catheter–related Bloodstream Infection Microbiology
| Organism | No. of Isolates (n = 101) |
|---|---|
| Gram-positive bacteria | 65 (64.4) |
| Methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus | 25 (24.8) |
| Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus | 17 (16.8) |
| Coagulase-negative staphylococci | 14 (13.9) |
| Enterococcus faecalis | 5 (5.0) |
| Other | 4 (4.0) |
| Gram-negative bacteria | 35 (34.7) |
| Enterobacter spp | 17 (16.8) |
| Klebsiella spp | 4 (4.0) |
| Pseudomonas spp | 2 (2.0) |
| Stenotrophomonas spp | 2 (2.0) |
| Escherichia coli | 1 (1.0) |
| Others | 9 (8.9) |
| Mycobacterium chelonae subsp abscessus | 1 (1.0) |
Data are presented as No. (%).