Table 2.
Summary of Positive Blood Cultures (January 2020–February 2021)
| Pathogen | Positive Blood Culture Isolates (n=2129), No. (%) Positive Blood Cultures | Positive Blood Culture Isolates (Pre–COVID-19), % Positive Blood Cultures | Contaminants (n=879), No. (%) Positive Blood Cultures With the Pathogen | Hospital-Acquired BSI (n=394), No. (%) Hospital-Acquired BSI | Community-Acquired BSI (n=653), No. (%) Community-Acquired BSI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CoNS | 1017 (47.8) | 24.8 | 797 (90.7) | 48 (12.2) | 25 (3.8) |
| Escherichia coli | 331 (15.5) | 16.4 | NA | 55 (14.0) | 246 (37.7) |
| Staphylococcus aureus | 212 (10.0) | 9.6 | NA | 34 (8.6) | 74 (11.3) |
| Enterococcus spp | 183 (8.6) | 5.0 | NA | 90 (22.8) | 48 (7.4) |
| Streptococcus spp | 147 (6.9) | 4.7 | 56 (96.4) | 11 (2.8) | 68 (10.3) |
| Klebsiella spp | 129 (6.1) | 5.5 | NA | 49 (12.4) | 60 (9.2) |
| Pseudomonas spp | 119 (5.6) | 3.9 | NA | 42 (10.7) | 49 (7.5) |
| Corynebacterium spp | 41 (1.9) | 0.8 | 41 (4.7) | 0 | 0 |
| Candida spp | 40 (1.9) | 1.0 | NA | 30 (7.6) | 6 (0.9) |
| Enterobacter spp | 40 (1.9) | 1.3 | NA | 14 (3.6) | 18 (2.8) |
| Proteus spp | 38 (1.8) | 1.5 | NA | 4 (1.0) | 30 (4.6) |
| Citrobacter spp | 21 (1.0) | 0.3 | NA | 8 (2.0) | 13 (2.0) |
| Serratia spp | 21 (1.0) | 0.6 | NA | 6 (1.5) | 11 (1.7) |
| Morganella spp | 7 (0.3) | 0.2 | NA | 2 (0.5) | 5 (0.8) |
| Hafnia spp | 2 (0.1) | 0.0 | NA | 1 (0.3) | 0 |
Abbreviations: BSI, bloodstream infection; CoNS, coagulase-negative staphylococci; COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019; NA, not applicable.