Table 4.
Sources of hospital acquired organisms based on the systematic reviewed papers published from 2000 to 2020.
| Source | aMRSA | bMRSP | cESBL E. coli |
dMDR Escherichia coli |
Enterococcus faecalis | Enterococcus faecium | C. difficile | P. aeruginosa | A. baumannii | Salmonella spp. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Animal | ||||||||||
| Patients | (35) (34) (19) |
(31) (50) |
(3) (43) |
(3) (43) |
(3) | (47) (38) |
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| Healthy | (46) | |||||||||
| Environment | ||||||||||
| Hospital | (17) (20) (40) (37) |
(42) (44) |
(17) | (17) | (42) | (39) | (17) (46) |
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| Equipment | (19) (36) (32) (41) |
(17) (9) (41) |
(42) | (29) (32) (39) |
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| Healthcare workers | (42) (52) (27) |
(42) (32) |
(42) | |||||||
| Pet Owners | (27) | |||||||||
| (27, 34) | ||||||||||
aMRSA, Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
bMRSP, Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius.
cESBL-E. coli, Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase producing- E. coli.
dMDR-E. coli, Multidrug-resistant E. coli.