Table 3.
Summary of clinically significant microbial isolates obtained from cultured samples
| Pathogens isolatedt | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Bloodstream | Respiratory tract | Urine | |
| Bacteria | N = 77 | N = 102 | N = 18 |
| Acinetobacter baumannii | 7 | 13 | 2 |
| Burkholderia cepacia | 2 | ||
| Citrobacter koseri | 1 | ||
| Citrobacter freundii | 2 | ||
| Coagulase negative staphylococcus | 8 | ||
| Enterobacter aerogenes | 2 | ||
| Enterobacter asburiae | 1 | ||
| Enterobacter cloacae | 1 | 5 | |
| Enterococcus faecalis | 7 | ||
| Enterococcus faecium | 6 | ||
| Escherichia coli | 5 | 17 | 10 |
| Granulicatella adiacens | 1 | ||
| Klebsiella pneumoniae | 17 | 26 | 3 |
| Leuconostoc pseudomesenteroides | 1 | ||
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 16 | 17 | 3 |
| Salmonella group D | 1 | ||
| Serratia marcescens | 1 | ||
| Staphylococcus aureus | 8 | ||
| Stenotrophomonas maltophilia | 10 | ||
| Streptococcus parasanguinis | 1 | ||
| Streptococcus pneumoniae | 1 | ||
| Fungi | N = 7 | N = 2 | N = 5 |
| Aspergillus flavus | 2 | ||
| Candida albicans | 1 | 5 | |
| Candida auris | 5 | ||
| Candida parapsilosis | 1 | ||
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Eight patients had pathogens isolated from bloodstream, respiratory tract, and urine; 24 patients had blood and tracheal aspirate isolates; 11 patients had blood and urine isolates; 11 patients had urine and tracheal aspirate isolates.
10 patients had similar pathogens isolated from blood and tracheal aspirate cultures, two patients had similar pathogens isolated from blood and urine cultures, and five patients had similar pathogens isolated from urine and tracheal aspirate cultures.