Table 2.
The spectrum of Gram negative species isolated from different clinical specimens recovered from febrile patients admitted to Abbasia Fever Hospital during the study period
| Bacterial species | Total (n=790) | Blood (n=206) | CSF (n=93) | Sputum (n=115) | Stool (n=36) | Urine (n=340) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gram negative bacteria | 612 (77.4%) | |||||
| E. coli | 233 (29.4%) | 21 (9.0%) | 8 (3.4%) | 9 (3.9%) | 0 (0.0%) | 195 (83.7%) |
| K. pneumoniae | 212 (26.8%) | 29 (13.7%) | 18 (8.5%) | 65 (30.7%) | 0 (0.0%) | 100 (47.2%) |
| A. baumannii | 55 (6.9%) | 28 (50.9%) | 8 (14.5%) | 14 (25.5%) | 0 (0.0%) | 5 (9.1%) |
| P. aeruginosa | 38 (4.8%) | 4 (10.5%) | 11 (28.9%) | 16 (42.1%) | 0 (0.0%) | 7 (18.4%) |
| Salmonella spp. | 33 (4.1%) | 1 (3.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 32 (97.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| Brucella spp. | 15 (1.9%) | 15 (100.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| E. cloacae | 13 (1.6%) | 6 (46.2%) | 2 (15.4%) | 3 (23.1%) | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (15.4%) |
| Proteus mirabilis | 8 (1.0%) | 1 (12.5%) | 1 (12.5%) | 1 (12.5%) | 0 (0.0%) | 5 (62.5%) |
| Shigella dysenteriae | 4 (0.5%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 4 (100.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| Citrobacter freundii | 1 (0.1%) | 1 (100.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
Data are presented as n (%) of cultures.
CSF – cerebrospinal fluid.