Table 2 Type of cultures and microorganisms
Type of positive culture/microorganism | N (%) |
|---|---|
Type of positive culture*, N | 1116 (100%) |
 Blood culture | 368 (33%) |
 Trap culture | 297 (26.6%) |
 Urine culture | 179 (16.1%) |
 Wound culture | 132 (11.8%) |
 Others | 140 (12.5%) |
Type of microorganismsa | |
 Gram negative bacteria | 768 (68.8%) |
  Escherichia coli | 269 (35%) |
  Klebsiella pneumoniae | 129 (16.8%) |
  Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 125 (16.3%) |
  Acinetobacter baumannii | 110 (14.3%) |
  Others | 135 (17.5%) |
 Gram positive bacteria | 421 (37.7%) |
  Staphylococcus aureus | 142 (33.7%) |
  Coagulase-negative staphylococci | 72 (17.1%) |
  Enterococcus species | 65 (15.4%) |
  Streptococcus species | 31 (7.4%) |
  Corynebacterium species | 15 (3.6%) |
  Others | 96 (22.8%) |
 Fungal | 147 (13.1%) |
  Candida species | 130 (88.4%) |
  Aspergillus | 17 (11.6%) |