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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Jul 13.
Published in final edited form as: Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2019 Nov 25;41(1):19–30. doi: 10.1017/ice.2019.297

Table 12.

Percentage of Pathogens Reported from Pediatric Surgical Site Infections (SSIs) that Tested Nonsusceptiblea (NS) to Selected Antimicrobial Agents, by Surgical Categoryb, 2015–2017

Pathogen, Antimicrobial All Surgery Typesc Abdominald Orthopedice Neurosurgicalf Cardiacg
No. Reported % Tested % NSa No. Reported % Tested % NSa No. Reported % Tested % NSa No. Reported % Tested % NSa No. Reported % Tested % NSa
Staphylococcus aureus 622 175 157 117 152
 OX/CEFOX/METH (MRSA) 93.1 27.3 97.7 33.9 90.4 19.0* 91.5 28.0 91.4 25.2
Enterococcus faecium 42 39 1 1 1
 Vancomycin (VRE) 97.6 24.4 97.4 26.3 100.0 . . . 100.0 . . . 100.0 . . .
Enterococcus faecalis 199 168 10 5 9
 Vancomycin (VRE) 94.0 1.1 94.0 1.3 100.0 . . . 100.0 . . . 77.8 . . .
Selected Klebsiella spp 138 92 17 17 8
 ESCs 85.5 16.1 82.6 17.1 82.4 . . . 100.0 . . . 87.5 . . .
 Carbapenems (CRE) 78.3 0.9 80.4 1.4 70.6 . . . 82.4 . . . 62.5 . . .
 MDR 92.8 6.3 94.6 6.9 94.1 . . . 88.2 . . . 75.0 . . .
Escherichia coli 616 536 53 15 5
 ESCs 80.0 15.6 78.9 12.8 94.3 34.0* 73.3 . . . 100.0 . . .
 Carbapenems (CRE) 70.9 0.2 70.9 0.3 81.1 0.0 66.7 . . . 40.0 . . .
 FQs 85.9 15.3 87.7 14.5 86.8 28.3* 26.7 . . . 80.0 . . .
 MDR 91.6 4.3 92.0 4.3 94.3 6.0 66.7 . . . 100.0 . . .
Enterobacter spp 236 150 39 33 9
 Cefepime 72.9 4.1 78.7 5.9 59.0h 0.0 66.7h 0.0 55.6 . . .
 Carbapenems (CRE) 74.2 3.4 80.0 4.2 59.0h 0.0 72.7 4.2 55.6 . . .
 MDR-2 89.4 0.5 94.7 0.7 79.5 0.0 81.8 0.0 77.8 . . .
Pseudomonas aeruginosa 292 181 58 33 14
 AMINOs 97.9 6.3 98.9 6.7 98.3 5.3 93.9 9.7 100.0 . . .
 ESCs-2 97.9 16.8 97.8 15.3 98.3 19.3 97.0 18.8 100.0 . . .
 FQs-2 87.3 3.5 91.7 1.2 91.4 9.4* 54.5 . . . 92.9 . . .
 Carbapenems-2 78.8 5.7 80.1 5.5 75.9 4.5 75.8 8.0 85.7 . . .
 PIP/PIPTAZ 82.9 6.6 86.7 5.7 79.3 4.3 66.7h 9.1 85.7 . . .
 MDR-3 97.9 2.1 98.3 1.7 98.3 3.5 93.9 0.0 100.0 . . .
Acinetobacter spp 20 6 3 7 1
 Carbapenems-2 70.0 . . . 83.3 . . . 0.0 . . . 85.7 . . . 100.0 . . .
 MDR-4 95.0 . . . 100.0 . . . 100.0 . . . 100.0 . . . 100.0 . . .

Note. Selected Klebsiella spp, K. oxytoca and K. pneumoniae; OX/CEFOX/METH, oxacillin, cefoxitin, or methicillin; MRSA, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; VRE, vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus; ESCs, extended-spectrum cephalosporins (cefepime, cefotaxime, ceftazidime, or ceftriaxone); CRE, carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (imipenem, meropenem, doripenem, or ertapenem); MDR, multidrug-resistant (NS to 1 drug in at least 3 of the following classes: ESCs, FQs, AMINOs, carbapenems (R only), PIPTAZ); MDR-2, multidrug-resistant (NS to 1 drug in at least 3 of the following classes: cefepime, FQs, AMINOs, carbapenems (R only), PIPTAZ); FQs, fluoroquinolones (ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin, or moxifloxacin); AMINOs, aminoglycosides (amikacin, gentamicin, or tobramycin); ESCs-2, extended-spectrum cephalosporins (cefepime or ceftazidime); FQs-2, fluoroquinolones (ciprofloxacin or levofloxacin); PIP, piperacillin; PIPTAZ, piperacillin/tazobactam; Carbapenems-2, imipenem, meropenem, or doripenem; MDR-3, multidrug-resistant (NS to 1 drug in at least 3 of the following classes: ESCs-2, FQs-2, AMINOs, carbapenems-2, PIP/PIPTAZ); MDR-4, multidrug-resistant (NS to 1 drug in at least 3 of the following classes: ESCs-2, FQs-2, AMINOs, carbapenems-2, PIP/PIPTAZ, ampicillin/sulbactam).

*

Statistically significantly different than %NS among abdominal SSIs; P < .05.

a

MRSA, VRE, and CRE data are presented as %R (ie, includes only those pathogens that tested resistant). All other phenotypes are shown as %NS (ie, includes pathogens that tested intermediate or resistant). This metric is only calculated when at least 20 isolates have been tested.

b

The 4 most commonly reported surgical categories by pathogen volume are shown.

c

Consists of all NHSN pediatric operative procedure codes and is not limited to the 4 surgical categories shown in the table.

d

Appendix surgery, bile duct, liver, or pancreatic surgery, liver transplant, gallbladder surgery, colon surgery, gastric surgery, herniorrhaphy, small bowel surgery, spleen surgery, exploratory laparotomy, and rectal surgery.

e

Open reduction of fracture, hip prosthesis, knee prosthesis, limb amputation, spinal fusion/refusion, and laminectomy.

f

Craniotomy and ventricular shunt.

g

Cardiac surgery, heart transplant, coronary artery bypass graft with chest incision with or without donor incision, pacemaker surgery, and thoracic surgery.

h

If the percentage tested is <70%, caution should be used when interpreting the %NS.