Table 3.
Prevalence of bacterial infections during the three-year study period.
| Microorganism | Sample collection dates | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-2017 | 2017-2018 | 2018-2019 | |
| Number of isolates (%) | |||
| Acinetobacter spp. | 39 (7.2) | 58(10.0) | 88 (13.3) |
| Enterobacter spp. | 17 (3.1) | 23 (4.0) | 22 (3.3) |
| Enterococcus spp. | 43 (8.0) | 39 (6.7) | 35 (5.3) |
| Escherichia coli | 188 (34.9) | 217 (37.3) | 254 (38.5) |
| Klebsiella spp. | 69 (12.8) | 83 (14.3) | 96 (14.6) |
| Proteus spp. | 27 (5.0) | 22 (3.8) | 14 (2.1) |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 66 (12.2) | 44 (7.6) | 32 (4.8) |
| Staphylococcus aureus | 45 (8.4) | 44 (7.6) | 45 (6.8) |
| Staphylococcus epidermidis | 23 (4.3) | 19 (3.3) | 35 (5.3) |
| Stenotrophomonas maltophilia | 5 (0.9) | 10 (1.7) | 9 (1.4) |
| Streptococcus pneumoniae | 12 (2.2) | 15 (2.6) | 22 (3.3) |
| Other nonfermentative bacteria | 4 (0.7) | 7 (1.2) | 7 (1.1) |
| Total | 538 | 581 | 659 |