Table 2 Distribution of ESBL-GNB colonization sites in a subgroup of patients with at least one rectal swab available
From: Colonization sites in carriers of ESBL-producing Gram-negative bacteria
Sample site/type | Colonization rectum only (N = 326) | % | Colonization rectum + other site (N = 180) | % | No colonization rectum (N = 82) | % | Total (N = 588) | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rectum | 326 | 100,0 | 180 | 100,0 | – | – | 506 | 86,1 |
Respiratory tract & Pleural aspirate | – | – | 93 | 51,7 | 25 | 30,5 | 118 | 20,1 |
Urogenital tract | – | – | 72 | 40,0 | 33 | 40,2 | 105 | 17,9 |
Pus | – | – | 47 | 26,1 | 21 | 25,6 | 68 | 11,6 |
Blood & Intravenous or arterial catheter tip | – | – | 29 | 16,1 | 9 | 11,0 | 38 | 6,5 |
Other | – | – | 29 | 16,1 | 3 | 3,7 | 32 | 5,4 |
Ascites/Bile/Drain/Feces | – | – | 13 | 7,2 | 6 | 7,3 | 19 | 3,2 |
Biopsy & Aspirate | – | – | 11 | 6,1 | 2 | 2,4 | 13 | 2,2 |
Ear & Nose | – | – | 2 | 1,1 | 1 | 1,2 | 3 | 0,5 |
Central Nervous System | – | – | 1 | 0,6 | – | – | 1 | 0,2 |
Joint prosthesis | – | – | 1 | 0,6 | – | – | 1 | 0,2 |