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. 2022 Apr 14;50(6):1441–1452. doi: 10.1007/s15010-022-01796-w

Table 2.

Bloodstream and respiratory isolates

Bloodstream isolates Total number (N = 159) AMR 17/159 (10.6%) Median days from admission to isolation (IQR)
Coagulase negative Staphylococci 67 18 (10.75–37.75)
Enterococcus spp. 27
 Enterococcus faecium 22 4 (18.1%)c 48 (21–91)
 Enterococcus faecalis 5 32 (9–42)
Candida spp. 15 23.5 (16–43.5)
 Candida glabrata 8
 Candia albicans 3
 Candida parapsilosis 3
 Candida dubliniensis 1
Escherichia coli 8 1 (12.5%)d 38 (18.5–63.25)
Acinetobacter baumannii-complex 8 8 (100%)e 23.5 (13.25–44.75)
Pseudomonas aeruginosa 8 3 (37.5%)f 20.5 (8.5–81.5)
Klebsiella spp. 8 23 (13.75–31.25)
 Klebsiella pneumoniae 5 1 (20%)g
 Klebsiella aerogenes 1
 Klebsiella oxytoca 1
 Klebsiella variicola 1
Streptococcus mitis/oralis 1
Streptococcus anginosus 1
Serratia marcescens 3
Morganella morganii 2
Staphylococcus aureus 2
Diverse others* 9
Respiratory isolates Total number (N = 206) AMR 32/206 (15.5%) Median days from admission to isolation (IQR)
Klebsiella spp. 46 13 (8.75–21)
 Klebsiella pneumoniae 32 6 (18.8%)h 13.5 (10–24.75)
 Klebsiella aerogenes 10 11 (5–18)
 Klebsiella oxytoca 4 5 (4–10.5)
Escherichia coli 28 5 (17.9%)i 18.5 (10–28.5)
Pseudomonas aeruginosa 24 3 (12.5%)j 22 (17.25–39)
Staphylococcus aureus 22 6 (4–14.25)
Achromobacter spp 14 24.5 (18.5–33.25)
Aspergillus spp 15 19 days (IQR 4–37)
Citrobacter koseri 10 4 (40%)k 27 (7.25–40.25)
Proteus mirabilis 8 18 (13.5–19)
Acinetobacter baumannii-complex 7 7 (100%)l 13 (6–19)
Enterobacter cloacae 6 3 (50%)m 22 (15–29.5)
Citrobacter freundii 5 3 (60%)n 35 (9.5–42.5)
Serratia marcescens 4 1 (25%)o 21.5 (11–110)
Haemophilus influenzae 2
Morganella morganii 2
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia 2
Streptococcus agalactiae 2
Streptococcus pneumoniae 2
Others ** 7

*3 × Anaerobes, Arthrobacter crystallopoietes, Chryseobacterium indologenes, Comamonas testosteroni, Enterobacter cloacae, Proteus mirabilis,

Raoultella ornithinolytica: included bacteria, where clear distinction between relevant BSI and contamination was not possible

**Streptococcus constellatus, Acinetobacter lwoffii, Chryseobacterium indologenes, Raoultella planticola, 3 × Pseudomonas spp.

AMR: antimicrobial resistance, CR: carbapenem-resistant, 3GCR: third-generation cephalosporine-resistant, CR: carbapenem-resistant, VRE: vancomycin-resistant enterococci

c4/4 VRE

d1/1 3GCR E. coli

e8/8 CR A. baumannii

f3/3 CR P. aeruginosa

g1/1 3GCR K. pneumonia

h5/6 3GCR, 1/6 CR

i5/5 3GCR

j3/3 CR

k4/4 3GCR

l7/7 CR

m3/3 3GCR

n3/3 3GCR

o1/1 3GCR