Table 2.
Identified pathogens from the secretions of the 102 DFI patients.
| Strain type | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| • Gram negative bacillus | 12 | 50.0 | 14 | 53.8 | 15 | 57.7 | 15 | 57.7 | 56 | 54.9 |
| 1Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 4 | 16.7 | 4 | 15.4 | 6 | 23.1 | 6 | 23.1 | 20 | 19.6 |
| 1 Klebsiella pneumoniae | 3 | 12.5 | 1 | 3.8 | 2 | 7.7 | 2 | 7.7 | 8 | 7.8 |
| 2 Escherichia coli | 3 | 12.5 | 5 | 19.2 | 3 | 11.5 | 4 | 15.4 | 15 | 14.7 |
| 2 Citrobacter | 1 | 4.2 | 1 | 3.8 | 2 | 7.7 | 1 | 3.8 | 5 | 4.9 |
| 2 Morganella morganii | 0 | / | 1 | 3.8 | 0 | / | 0 | / | 1 | 1.0 |
| 2 Enterobacter aerogenes | 0 | / | 0 | / | 0 | / | 0 | / | 0 | / |
| 2 Acinetobacter lwoffii | 0 | / | 0 | / | 0 | / | 0 | / | 0 | / |
| 2 Acinetobacter calcoaceticus | 0 | / | 0 | / | 0 | / | 0 | / | 0 | / |
| 2 Enterobacter cloacae | 1 | 4.2 | 2 | 7.7 | 2 | 7.7 | 2 | 7.7 | 7 | 6.9 |
| • Gram-positive bacterium | 11 | 45.8 | 12 | 46.2 | 11 | 42.3 | 10 | 38.5 | 44 | 43.1 |
| 2 Enterococcus faecalis | 4 | 16.7 | 4 | 15.4 | 2 | 7.7 | 2 | 7.7 | 12 | 11.8 |
| 1 Staphylococcus aureus | 4 | 16.7 | 5 | 19.2 | 5 | 19.2 | 5 | 19.2 | 19 | 18.6 |
| 1 Streptococcus haemolyticus | 2 | 8.3 | 2 | 7.7 | 2 | 7.7 | 2 | 7.7 | 8 | 7.8 |
| 2 Staphylococcus epidermidis | 1 | 4.2 | 1 | 3.8 | 2 | 7.7 | 1 | 3.8 | 5 | 4.9 |
| Others | 0 | / | 0 | / | 0 | / | 0 | / | 0 | / |
| • Fungal | 1 | 4.2 | 0 | / | 0 | / | 1 | 3.8 | 2 | 2.0 |
| Candida albicans | 1 | 4.2 | 0 | / | 0 | / | 1 | 3.8 | 2 | 2.0 |
| Candida tropicalis | 0 | / | 0 | / | 0 | / | 0 | / | 0 | / |
| Others | 0 | / | 0 | / | 0 | / | 0 | / | 0 | / |
| Total | 24 | 100.0 | 26 | 100.0 | 26 | 100.0 | 26 | 100 | 102 | 100.0 |
| 1: pathogenic bacteria | 13 | 54.2 | 12 | 46.2 | 15 | 57.7 | 15 | 57.7 | 55 | 53.9 |
| 2: conditional pathogen bacteria | 10 | 41.7 | 14 | 53.8 | 11 | 42.3 | 10 | 38.5 | 45 | 44.1 |