Table 1.
Distribution of microorganisms notified in HCAIs, in 24 hospitals with ICUs (2012–17).
| HCAI site | BSI |
RTI |
UTI |
SSI |
Total |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microorga-nisms | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % |
| GN-NF | 904 | 13.0 | 2,526 | 40.3 | 759 | 13.5 | 788 | 16.8 | 4,977 | 21.1 |
| GN-F | 2,514 | 36.0 | 2,484 | 39.7 | 4,106 | 72.9 | 2,144 | 45.6 | 11,248 | 47.7 |
| GP | 2,975 | 42.6 | 1,253 | 20.0 | 769 | 13.6 | 1,770 | 37.6 | 6,767 | 28.7 |
| FG | 586 | 8.4 | a | a | a | 586 | 2.5 | |||
| Total | 6,979 | 100.0 | 6,263 | 100.0 | 5,634 | 100.0 | 4,702 | 100.0 | 23,935 | 100.0 |
HCAIs, healthcare-associated infections; GN-NF, Gram-negative non-fermenter; GN-F, Gram-negative fermenter; GP, Gram-positive; FG, fungus; BSI, bloodstream infection; RTI, respiratory tract infection; UTI, urinary tract infection; SSI, surgical site infection; ICUs, intensive care units.
a
Data not requested.