Table 2.
Pathogens causing healthcare-associated infections.
| Pathogens | HAI Type, No. and % | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PN 20 (32.8) | UTI 11 (18.0) | SST 6 (9.8) | GI 4 (6.6) | SSI 4 (6.6) | BSI 3 (4.9) | CRI 3 (4.9) | SYS 3 (4.9) | CVS 2 (3.3) | LRI 2 (3.3) | BJ 1 (1.6) | NOS 1 (1.6) | REPR 1 (1.6) | Total 61 (100.0) | |
| No. (%) of infections (at least one pathogen isolated) |
2 (10.0) | 9 (81.8) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (33.3) | 2 (66.7) | 1 (33.3) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (50.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (100.0) | 1 (100.0) | 18 (29.5) |
| Total isolated pathogens | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 |
| Gram-negative bacteria | 1 (50.0) | 9 (81.8) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (50.0) | 1 (50.0) | 1 (100.0) | 0 | 1 (100.0) | 0 | 1 (100.0) | 0 | 15 (71.4) |
| Escherichia coli | 0 | 2 (18.2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (100.0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 (14.3) |
| Klebsiella pneumoniae | 1 (50.0) | 3 (27.3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (100.0) | 0 | 5 (23.8) |
| Other Klebsiella spp. | 0 | 1 (9.1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (4.8) |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 0 | 3 (27.3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (50.0) | 1 (50.0) | 0 | 0 | 1 (100.0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 (28.6) |
| Gram-positive bacteria | 1 (50.0) | 2 (18.2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (50.0) | 1 (50.0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 (23.8) |
| Enterococcus faecalis | 0 | 1 (9.1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (4.8) |
| Other Enterococcus spp. | 0 | 1 (9.1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (4.8) |
| Staphylococcus aureus | 1 (50.0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (50.0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (9.5) |
| Staphylococcus epidermidis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (50.0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (4.8) |
| Fungi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (100.0) | 1 (4.8) |
| Candida albicans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (100.0) | 1 (4.8) |
PN—pneumonia; UTI—urinary tract infection; SST—skin and soft tissue infection; GI—gastrointestinal system infections; SSI—surgical site infection; BSI—bloodstream infection; CRI—catheter-related infection; SYS—systemic infection; CVS—cardiovascular system infection; LRI—lower respiratory tract infection; BJ—bone and joint infection; NOS—not specified; REPR—reproductive tract infection.