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. 2020 May;8(9):604. doi: 10.21037/atm.2020.02.158

Table 3. Number of positive episodes of each bacterium by type of sample.

Microorganisms Positive samples (%)
Total Rectal swabs Pharyngeal swabs Other Isolate description
A. baumanii 55 45 (81.8) 6 (10.9) 4 (7.3) 6 OXA-23
VancoR enterococci 20 20 (100.0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 15 E. faecium; 4 E. faecalis; 1 E. casseliflavus
ESBL K. oxytoca 5 5 (100.0) 0 (0) 0 (0)
ESBL K. pneumoniae 68 63 (92.6) 3 (4.4) 2 (2.9)
P. aeruginosa 23 21 (91.3) 1 (4.3) 1 (4.3) 22 IMPase; 1 VIM
P. putida 2 2 (100.0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 2 VIM
MetiR S. aureus 48 12 (25.0) 36 (75.0) 0 (0)
S. maltophilia 23 12 (52.2) 11 (47.8) 0 (0)
A. xylosoxidans 1 0 (0) 1 (100.0) 0 (0)
B. cenocepacia 1 0 (0) 1 (100.0) 0 (0)

OXA, oxacillinases; VancoR, vancomycin-resistant; ESBL, extended-spectrum β-lactamases; IMPase, carbapenemases type IMP; VIM, Verona integron-encoded metallo-beta-lactamase; MetiR, methicillin-resistant.