Table 33.1.

Multidrug- resistant organisms commonly encountered in intensive care

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)

Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE)

Linezolid- and daptomycin-resistant enterococci

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Fluoroquinolone-resistant Escherichia coli

Extended spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Enterobacteriaceae

Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE)

Acinetobacter baumannii

Stenotrophomonas (Xanthomonas) maltophilia

Clostridium difficile

Candida species