Table 1 Summary of the clinical features of ESKAPEE strains (n = 378) examined in this study
|  | Enterococcus spp. (n = 54) | S. aureus (n = 54) | K. pneumoniae (n = 54) | A. baumannii (n = 54) | P. aeruginosa (n = 54) | Enterobacter spp. (n = 54) | E. coli (n = 54) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(n) (%) | (n) (%) | (n) (%) | (n) (%) | (n) (%) | (n) (%) | (n) (%) | |
Age range | |||||||
 < 18 years | 4 (7) | 3 (6) | 5 (9) | 1 (2) | 8 (15) | 5 (9) | 4 (7) |
18—59 years | 24 (45) | 20 (37) | 18 (33) | 25 (46) | 18 (33) | 20 (37) | 17 (32) |
 ≥ 60 years | 26 (48) | 31 (57) | 31 (58) | 28 (52) | 28 (52) | 19 (35) | 33 (61) |
Gender | |||||||
Male | 33 (61) | 31 (57) | 35 (65) | 37 (69) | 30 (56) | 36 (67) | 26 (48) |
Female | 21 (39) | 23 (43) | 19 (35) | 17 (31) | 24 (44) | 18 (33) | 28 (52) |
Ethnicity | |||||||
Malay | 18 (33) | 21 (39) | 16 (30) | 14 (26) | 20 (37) | 19 (35) | 14 (26) |
Chinese | 17 (31) | 17 (31) | 23 (43) | 15 (28) | 21 (39) | 18 (33) | 26 (48) |
Indian | 16 (30) | 16 (30) | 11 (20) | 22 (40) | 12 (22) | 15 (28) | 11 (20) |
Others | 3 (6) | 0 (0) | 4 (7) | 3 (6) | 1 (2) | 2 (4) | 3 (6) |
Mode of acquisition | |||||||
Hospital acquired | 36 (67) | 35 (65) | 38 (72) | 51 (94) | 34 (63) | 33 (61) | 25 (46) |
Community acquired | 18 (33) | 19 (35) | 15 (28) | 3 (6) | 20 (37) | 21 (39) | 29 (54) |
Specimen source | |||||||
Respiratory sites | 0 (0) | 12 (22) | 18 (33) | 37 (69) | 30 (56) | 26 (48) | 7 (13) |
Body fluids (blood, tissue fluids, urine, etc.) | 37 (69) | 20 (37) | 27 (50) | 7 (13) | 17 (31) | 6 (11) | 32 (59) |
Tissues and swabs | 17 (31) | 22 (41) | 9 (17) | 10 (18) | 7 (13) | 22 (41) | 15 (28) |
Hospital admission record | |||||||
Critical/Intensive care units | 7 (13) | 1 (2) | 10 (19) | 27 (50) | 6 (11) | 8 (15) | 6 (11) |
Medical wards | 44 (81) | 51 (94) | 41 (77) | 27 (50) | 41 (76) | 40 (74) | 43 (80) |
Outpatient | 3 (6) | 2 (4) | 2 (4) | 0 (0) | 7 (13) | 6 (11) | 5 (9) |
Multidrug resistance | |||||||
MDR | 2 (4) | 37 (69) | 47 (87) | 48 (89) | 11 (20) | 6 (11) | 37 (69) |
Non-MDR | 52 (96) | 17 (31) | 7 (13) | 6 (11) | 43 (80) | 48 (89) | 17 (31) |