Table 1 Number of participants colonized with gram-negative bacteria by body site of 101 * non-deployed, healthy US military service members presenting to a troop medical clinic
Isolate** | Nares | Oropharynx | Axilla | Groin | Hand | Foot | Perirectal | Number of participants colonized |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total MDR bacteria (all Escherichia coli) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (3) | 2 (3) |
Total non-MDR bacteria | 4 (4) | 14 (17) | 11 (12) | 9 (14) | 7 (7) | 27 (35) | 65 (99) | 85 (188) |
Acinetobacter baumannii-calcoaceticus complex | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 4 (4) | 2 (2) | 8 (8) |
Acinetobacter lwoffii | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 4 (5) | 2 (2) | 8 (9) |
Alcaligenes species | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 2 (2) | 1 (1) | 5 (5) |
Citrobacter species | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 (11) | 11 (11) |
Enterobacter aerogenes | 1 (1) | 0 | 2 (2) | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 5 (5) |
Enterobacter cloacae | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 4 (4) | 6 (6) |
Escherichia coli | 2 (2) | 0 | 2 (3) | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 49 (54) | 49 (60) |
Klebsiella oxytoca | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 2 (3) | 2 (5) |
Klebsiella pneumoniae | 0 | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | 2 (2) | 0 | 1 (1) | 8 (8) | 12 (13) |
Proteus species | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 2 (2) |
Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 0 | 4 (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (2) | 0 | 5 (6) |
Serratia marcescens | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | 4 (4) | 1 (1) | 2 (2) | 2 (2) | 1 (1) | 9 (12) |
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia | 0 | 2 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 (3) | 1 (1) | 5 (6) |
Other*** | 0 | 4 (4) | 1 (1) | 4 (7) | 2 (2) | 12 (15) | 11 (11) | 34 (40) |