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Table 3 Pathogen distribution among CVC/PICC groups

From: Lower risk of bloodstream infections for peripherally inserted central catheters compared to central venous catheters in critically ill patients

Pathogens

CVC-CLABSIs (n = 59)

PICC-CLABSIs (n = 18)

N (% of total isolates)

N (% of total isolates)

Gram-negative bacteria

MDR K. pneumoniae

13 (22)

2 (11.1)

MDR A. baumannii

16 (27.1)

1 (5.6)

MDR P. aeruginosa

2 (3.4)

1 (5.6)

Non-MDR P. mirabilis

1 (1.7)

–

Non-MDR P. aeruginosa

1 (1.7)

–

Gram-positive bacteria

Coagulase-negative staphylococci

9 (15.3)

3 (16.6)

Methicillin-resistant S. aureus

3 (5.0)

–

Enterococcus spp.

2 (3.4)

1 (5.6)

Yeasts

Candida spp.

6 (10.2)

6 (33.3)

Other bacterial pathogens

6 (10.2)

4 (22.2)