Table 4 Bacterial organism isolated from samples taken off after 48–72 h of admission
Bacterial species | No of isolates 52 | Sample | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Blood | Tracheal | Urine | ||
NÂ =Â 93 | NÂ =Â 59 | NÂ =Â 3 | ||
N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |
Klebsiella pneumoniae | 15 (28.8) | 2 (2.15) | 13 (22.03) | 0 |
Staphylococcus aureus | 7 (13.5) | 3 (3.23) | 4 (6.78) | 0 |
Acinetobacter species | 11 (21.2) | 0 | 11 (18.64) | 0 |
Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 6 (11.5) | 1 (1.08) | 5 (8.47) | 0 |
Enterobacter species | 5 (9.6) | 1 (1.08) | 4 (6.78) | 0 |
Escherichia coli | 2 (3.8) | 1 (1.08) | 1 (1.69) | 0 |
MRSA | 1 (1.9) | 1 (1.08) | 0 | 0 |
Citrobacter freundi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Coagulase negative staphylococcus | 3 (5.8) | 3 (3.23) | 0 | 0 |
Proteus mirabilis | Â | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Viridans streptococcus | 1 (1.9) | 1 (1.08) | 0 | 0 |
Enterococcus species | 1 (1.9) | 1 (1.08) | 0 | 0 |