TABLE 1.
LRTI patient characteristics, respiratory tract, and blood cultures of different wards.
| Pediatric ward | Adult respiratory ward | RICU | |
| Patients (n) | 1,737 | 1,655 | 506 |
| Male (%) | 55.90 | 63.20 | 62.06 |
| Age (years) | 6.44 ± 2.15 | 52.20 ± 11.52 | 74.04 ± 16.18 |
| Current symptoms (%) | |||
| Chest discomfort | 6.51 | 18.97 | 27.08 |
| Cough | 52.96 | 72.08 | 78.06 |
| Dyspnea | 29.02 | 80.97 | 98.22 |
| Respiratory tract cultures | |||
| Positive/total isolates (n/N) | 344/2,195 | 726/3,151 | 2,734/4,299 |
| Detection rate (%) | 15.67 | 23.04 | 63.59 |
| Blood cultures | |||
| Positive/total isolates (n/N) | 125/5,926 | 47/1,253 | 185/1,974 |
| Detection rate (%) | 2.11 | 3.75 | 9.37 |
| Resistance pattern (n/%) | |||
| Positive cultures (n) | 469 | 773 | 2,919 |
| ESBL | 22/4.69 | 10/1.29 | 59/2.02 |
| CRE | 5/1.07 | 9/1.16 | 358/12.26 |
| CRAB | 4/0.85 | 54/6.99 | 573/19.63 |
| MRSA | 18/3.84 | 17/2.20 | 44/1.51 |
| MRCNS | 55/11.73 | 11/1.42 | 50/1.71 |
| PRSP | 8/1.71 | 2/0.26 | 0/0 |
Continuous values are expressed as mean ± SD. RICU, respiratory intensive care unit; ESBL, extended-spectrum β-lactamase; CRE, carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae; CRAB, carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii; MRSA, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; MRCNS, methicillin-resistant coagulase-negative staphylococci; PRSP, penicillin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae.