Table 1.
Distribution of GNB recovered from clinical samples of patients in ICU.
| Sample | Total Number of Isolates | PA | KP | EC | AB | SM | ECl | OGNB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bronchial secretions | 245 | 65 | 40 | 35 | 38 | 40 | 14 | 13 |
| Urine | 91 | 21 | 30 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 |
| Blood | 76 | 19 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 14 |
| Catheter | 37 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Wound | 34 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Cerebrospinal fluids | 28 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pleural fluids | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ear-sample | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total (%) |
517 | 156 (30.17) | 104 (20.12) | 83 (16.05) | 53 (10.25) | 49 (9.48) |
32
(6.19) |
40
(7.74) |
GNB: Gram-Negative Bacilli, ICU: intensive care units, PA: P. aeruginosa, KP: K. pneumoniae, EC: E. coli, AB: A. baumannii, SM: S. maltophilia, ECl: E. cloacae, OGNB: Other GNB, including P. mirabilis (n = 9), S. marcescens (n = 9), Burkholderia spp. (n = 9), A. lwoffi (n = 8), and K. oxytoca (n = 5).