Table 3 Frequencies and percentages of different causative agents (n = 244 isolates from 214 cases)
Adults | Children | Neonates | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gram-positive bacteria (60) | ||||
Coagulase-negative staphylococci | 14 (10%) | 6 (16%) | 3 (16.5%) | 23 (11%) |
Staphylococcus aureus | 11 (8%) | 3 (8%) | 5 (28%) | 19 (9%) |
Enterococcus spp. | 11 (8%) | 4 (10.5%) | 1 (5.5%) | 16 (8%) |
Other Gram positives | 2 (1%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (1%) |
Gram-negative bacteria (166) | ||||
Enterobacteriaceae spp. | 68 (47%) | 12 (31.5%) | 4 (22%) | 84 (42%) |
Pseudomonas spp. | 11 (8%) | 6 (16%) | 1 (5%) | 18 (9%) |
Acinetobacter spp. | 22 (15%) | 4 (10.5%) | 4 (22%) | 30 (15%) |
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia | 1 (1%) | 2 (5%) | 0 (0%) | 3 (1%) |
Burkholderia cepacia | 5 (3%) | 1 (2.5%) | 0 (0%) | 6 (3.5%) |
Other Gram negatives | 1 (1%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (0.5%) |
MDR or XDR bacterium | 68 (47%) | 16 (41%) | 8 (44%) | 92 (43%) |
Fungi: Candida spp. (40) | ||||
C. albicans | 6 (21%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (50%) | 7 (17.5%) |
C. auris | 3 (11%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 3 (7.5%) |
C. glabrata | 2 (7%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (5%) |
C. krusei | 1 (4%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (2.5%) |
C. parapsilosis | 9 (32%) | 8 (80%) | 1 (50%) | 18 (45%) |
C. tropicalis | 4 (14%) | 1 (10%) | 0 (0%) | 5 (12.5%) |
Other less common Candida spp. | 3 (11%) | 1 (10%) | 0 (0%) | 4 (10%) |