Table 5. Causal pathogens associated with UTI during follow-up.
Causal pathogen | N = 42 |
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Specific pathogens | N (%) |
Enterococcus spp. | 7 (16.7%) |
Escherichia coli | 20 (47.6%) |
Klebsiella pneumoniae | 21 (50.0%) |
Proteus mirabilis | 2 (4.8%) |
Pseudomonas spp. | 6 (14.3%) |
Staphylococcus spp. | 5 (11.9%) |
Other pathogens* | 34 (81.0%) |
Any pathogen | 41 (97.6%) |
Any ESKAPE pathogens | 31 (73.8%) |
Etiology of UTI | |
Monomicrobial | 7 (16.7%) |
Polymicrobial | 34 (81.0%) |
No pathogen identified | 1 (2.4%) |
Abbreviations: ESKAPE, Enterococcus, Staphylococcus, Klebsiella, Acinetobacter, Pseudomonas, and Enterobacter spp.; UTI, urinary tract infection.
*Other pathogens include any nonspecific bacteria, Providencia, Serratia, Stenotrophomonas, Morganella, Enterobacter, Acinetobacter, and Citrobacter species.