Table 3.
Pathogen distribution for NBSI
| CLABSI, N = 99 | PBSI, N = 184 | SBSI, N = 27 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gram-positive, n (%) | 89 (90%) | 160 (87%) | 16 (59%) |
| CoNS | 75 (75%) | 125 (68%) | 4 (15%) |
| Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) | 8 (7.9%) | 22 (12%) | 9 (33%) |
| Streptococcus sppa | 0 | 2 (1.1%) | 0 |
| Enterococcus sppb | 6 (5.9%) | 7 (3.8%) | 3 (11.1%) |
| Streptococcus agalactiae | 0 | 4 (2.2%) | 0 |
| Gram-negative, n (%) | 9 (9%) | 16 (8.7%) | 9 (33%) |
| E. coli | 5 (5.0%) | 6 (3.3%) | 5 (19%) |
| Enterobacter spp | 1 (1.0%) | 5 (2.7%) | 2 (7.4%) |
| Klebsiella spp | 1 (1.0%) | 2 (1.1%) | 0 |
| Pseudomonas aerginosa | 1 (1.0%) | 1 (0.5%) | 1 (3.7%) |
| Morganella morganii | 0 | 1 (0.5%) | 0 |
| Serratia marcescens | 0 | 0 | 1 (3.7%) |
| Citrobacter spp non koseri | 0 | 1 (0.5%) | 0 |
| Acinetobacter spp | 1 (1.0%) | 0 | 0 |
| Fungi, n (%) | 1 (1.0%) | 8 (4.3%) | 2 (7.4%) |
| Candida spp | 1 (1.0%) | 4 (1.6%) | 1 (3.4%) |
| Polymicrobial, n (%) | 0 | 4 (2.2%) | 1 (3.7%) |
Results are presented as N or n (%). Bold emphasis corresponds to the totals of the pathogen categories
CoNS, coagulase-negative staphylococci; MSSA, methicillin sensitive Staphylococcus aureus
aEncompass Streptococcus bovis and Streptococcus viridans (alpha hemolytic streptococci)
bEncompass Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium