Table 3.
Description of Enterococcus Isolates Across All Admissionsa
| Organism and source | N (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Pre- Intervention | Post- Intervention | |
| (2009–2011) | (2013–2015) | |
| n = 1410 Admissions | n = 1356 Admissions | |
| Total Enterococcus isolates across admissions | 57 (4) | 38 (3) |
| Total VRE isolates | 42 (3) | 14 (1) |
| Enterococcal isolates | n = 57 | N = 38 |
| Infection | 15 (26) | 4 (11) |
| Colonization | 42 (74) | 34 (89) |
| Species | ||
| Enterococcus avium | 0 (0) | 1 (3) |
| VRE isolates | n/a | 0 (0) |
| Enterococcus faecalis | 6 (11) | 11 (26) |
| VRE isolates | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Enterococcus faecium | 44 (77) | 17 (45) |
| VRE isolates | 41 (93) | 12 (70) |
| Enterococcus gallinarum | 0 (0) | 1 (3) |
| VRE isolates | n/a | 1 (100) |
| Enterococcus not identified | 7 (12) | 8 (21) |
| VRE isolates | 1 (14) | 1 (13) |
| Source | ||
| Blood | 18 (32) | 12 (32) |
| VRE isolates | 9 (50) | 1 (8) |
| Urine | 10 (18) | 8 (21) |
| VRE isolates | 5 (50) | 1 (13) |
| Tissue | 0 (0) | 2 (5) |
| VRE isolates | n/a | 0 (0) |
| Wound | 2 (4) | 0 (0) |
| VRE isolates | 1 (50) | n/a |
| Fluid | 1 (2) | 7 () |
| VRE isolates | 1 (100) | 3 (43) |
| Abscess | 3 (5) | 0 (0) |
| VRE isolates | 3 (100) | n/a |
| Stool | 22 (39) | 9 (24) |
| VRE isolates | 22 (100) | 9 (100) |
| Otherb | 1 (12) | 5 (13) |
| VRE isolates | 1 (100) | n/a |
Abbreviation: VRE, vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus.
aN = 2766 admissions.
bCentral venous line tip.