Table 2.
Isolation of pathogenic bacteria in central intensive care units (central ICUs) in 2017, 2018, and 2019 years.
| 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bacteria | Number | Proportion | Bacteria | Number | Proportion | Bacteria | Number | Proportion |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 40 | 0.154 | Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 48 | 0.160 | Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 39 | 0.173 |
| Klebsiella pneumoniae | 32 | 0.123 | Klebsiella pneumoniae | 41 | 0.137 | Klebsiella pneumoniae | 34 | 0.150 |
| Acinetobacter baumannii | 26 | 0.100 | Escherichia coli | 29 | 0.097 | Acinetobacter baumannii | 25 | 0.111 |
| Burkholderia cepacia | 19 | 0.073 | Acinetobacter baumannii | 22 | 0.073 | Staphylococcus aureus | 19 | 0.084 |
| Staphylococcus aureus | 16 | 0.062 | Enterococcus faecium | 17 | 0.057 | Burkholderia cepacia | 17 | 0.075 |
| Escherichia coli | 14 | 0.054 | Enterococcus faecalis | 16 | 0.053 | Stenostomonas maltophilia | 15 | 0.066 |
| Enterococcus faecium | 14 | 0.054 | Staphylococcus aureus | 15 | 0.050 | Enterococcus faecium | 15 | 0.066 |
| Enterobacter cloacae | 12 | 0.046 | Enterobacter cloacae | 14 | 0.047 | Escherichia coli | 12 | 0.053 |
| Enterococcus faecalis | 10 | 0.038 | Staphylococcus epidermidis | 14 | 0.047 | Enterobacter cloacae | 10 | 0.044 |
| Staphylococcus epidermidis | 8 | 0.031 | Burkholderia cepacia | 9 | 0.030 | Staphylococcus epidermidis | 8 | 0.035 |
| Stenostomonas maltophilia | 8 | 0.031 | Corynebacterium striatum | 9 | 0.030 | Streptococcus pneumoniae | 8 | 0.035 |
| Corynebacterium striatum | 8 | 0.031 | Stenostomonas maltophilia | 9 | 0.030 | Enterococcus faecalis | 8 | 0.035 |
| Streptococcus pneumoniae | 6 | 0.023 | Haemophilus influenzae | 7 | 0.023 | Corynebacterium striatum | 6 | 0.027 |
| Klebsiella aerogenes | 6 | 0.023 | Klebsiella aerogenes | 7 | 0.023 | Klebsiella aerogenes | 6 | 0.027 |
| Other bacteria | 41 | 0.158 | Other bacteria | 43 | 0.143 | Other bacteria | 4 | 0.018 |
| Total | 260 | 1.000 | Total | 300 | 1.000 | Total | 226 | 1.000 |