Table 3.
Distribution site of HCAIs pathogens in elderly care center.
| Pathogen | No. of strains | LRTI | CAUTI | UTI | Bacteremia | Ascites | SSTI |
| Gram negative bacteria | 43 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Escherichia coli | 13 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Klebsiella pneumoniae | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Proteus mirabilis | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Acinetobacter baumannii | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Enterobacter aerogenes | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Acid-producing Klebsiella | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Citrobacter freundii | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Haemophilus influenzae | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Serratia marcescens | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Enterobacter cloacae | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gram positive bacteria | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Staphylococcus aureus | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Enterococcus faecium | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Staphylococcus kochi subsp | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Streptococcus pneumoniae | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fungus | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Candida tropicalis | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |