Table 2.
Gram-positive cocci isolated from Com-UTI and CA-UTI
| Organism | Com-UTI | CA-UTI | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | N | % | ||
| Enterococcus faecalis | 217 | 54.11 | 24 | 34.28 | 241 (51.16%) |
| Staphylococcus aureus | 157 | 39.15 | 37 | 52.85 | 194 (41.18%) |
| Staphylococcus saprophyticus | 26 | 6.48 | 2 | 2.85 | 28 (5.52%) |
| Staphylococcus epidermidis | 1 | 0.25 | 7 | 10 | 8 (1.69%) |
| Total | 401 | 100 | 70 | 100 | |
Multi-drug resistance (77% vs 24%, P-value 0.0001), methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (82% vs 13%, p=0.0001) and vancomycin resistant Enterococci (33% vs 3%, p=0.0001) were significantly higher in CA-UTI as compared to Com-UTI (Table 3). In addition, biofilm-forming property was also significantly higher in CA-UTI than Com-UTI (75% vs 21%, p=0.0001).
Abbreviations: CA-UTI, catheter-associated urinary tract infection; Com-UTI, community-acquired urinary tract infection.