Table 1.
Distribution of non-fermentative gram negative bacteria in different clinical specimens
| NFGNB isolates | Clinical specimens | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LRTSa | Pus/swabs | Urine | Body fluids | Blood | Catheter tips | Total number (%) | |
| Acinetobacter baumannii | 82 | 49 | 13 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 177 (44.0) |
| Acinetobacter calcoaceticus | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | 11 (2.7) |
| Acinetobacter lwoffii | – | 6 | 2 | 2 | – | – | 10 (2.5) |
| Acinetobacter haemolyticus | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | 3 (0.8) |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 79 | 37 | 21 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 161 (40.1) |
| Pseudomonas stutzeri | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | 2 (0.5) |
| Burkholderia cepacia complex | 8 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 33 (8.2) |
| Stenotrophomonas maltophilia | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 4 (1.0) |
| Sphingobacterium species | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 (0.2) |
| Total number (%) | 173 (43.0) | 99 (24.6) | 49 (12.2) | 48 (12.0) | 26 (6.5) | 7 (1.7) | 402 (100) |
a Lower respiratory tract specimens include sputum, bronchoalveolar lavage, and endotracheal aspirate