Table 3 Distribution of pathogens on the basis of source of infection (n = 541)
Source of infection | Pus (n-189) | Urine (n-186) | Blood (n-84) | Sputum (n-55) | Tracheal aspirate (n-11) | Bile (n-12) | Other* (n-4) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Klebsiella pneumoniae | 27 | 33 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
Klebsiella oxytoca | 10 | 30 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Klebsiella species | 18 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
E. coli | 21 | 31 | 2 | 3 | Â | 2 | 1 |
Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 36 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Pseudomonas spp. | 10 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Acinetobacter baumannii | 9 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
MRSA | 21 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
MSSA | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Enterococcus spp. | 8 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Citrobacter spp. | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
CoNS | 5 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Proteus Mirabilis | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Candida albicans | 0 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Non- albicans candida | 1 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 |