Table 5 Number of participants with gram-negative bacteria by body site of 100 healthy US military service members deployed to Afghanistan who presented to an acute care clinic
Isolate* | Nares | Oropharynx | Axilla | Groin | Hand | Foot | Perirectal | Number of participants colonized |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total MDR bacteria (all Escherichia coli) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 (4) | 0 | 1 (1) | 9 (10) | 11 (15) |
Total non-MDR bacteria | 12 (13) | 8 (10) | 13 (14) | 20 (27) | 12 (12) | 12 (14) | 65 (107) | 80 (197) |
Acinetobacter baumannii-calcoaceticus complex | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 3 (3) | 0 | 4 (4) |
Acinetobacter lwoffii | 0 | 0 | 3 (3) | 2 (2) | 5 (5) | 5 (5) | 1 (1) | 13 (16) |
Alcaligenes species | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 2 (2) | 1 (1) | 2 (2) | 1 (1) | 5 (7) |
Citrobacter species | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 3 (3) | 5 (5) |
Enterobacter aerogenes | 5 (6) | 2 (2) | 4 (4) | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | 0 | 2 (2) | 9 (16) |
Enterobacter cloacae | 0 | 1 (2) | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 3 (4) |
Escherichia coli | 2 (2) | 0 | 3 (3) | 12 (17) | 0 | 0 | 57 (75) | 59 (97) |
Klebsiella oxytoca | 3 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 (3) |
Klebsiella pneumoniae | 0 | 0 | 2 (2) | 2 (2) | 0 | 0 | 19 (20) | 20 (24) |
Proteus species | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (2) | 3 (3) |
Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 2 (2) | 2 (4) |
Serratia marcescens | 1 (1) | 1 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (3) |
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Other** | 0 | 2 (2) | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | 4 (4) | 2 (2) | 1 (1) | 11 (11) |