Table 2 Microbiological causes of nosocomial Gram positive and Gram negative bacteremia
Organism | n | Number of antibiotic susceptible bacteria n(%) |
|---|---|---|
Gram-positive bacteria | 42 | 9 (21.4) |
Staphylococcus spp. | 34 | |
Staphylococcus aureus | 11 | 1 (2.4) |
Coagulase-negative staphylococci | 23 | 0 (0.0) |
Streptococci/Enterococci | 8 | 8 (19.0) |
Gram-negative bacteria | 63 | 53 (84.1) |
Enterobacter spp. | 20 | 13 (20.6) |
Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 16 | 15 (23.8) |
Klebsiella spp. | 8 | 8 (12.7) |
Escherichia coli | 6 | 6 (9.5) |
Proteus spp. | 5 | 5 (7.9) |
Serratia marcescens | 3 | 3 (4.8) |
Acitenobacter | 2 | 2 (3.2) |
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia | 1 | 0 (0.0) |
Morganella morganii | 1 | 1 (1.6) |
Flavo bacterium | 1 | 0 (0.0) |