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Table 5 Infections due to multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacterial organisms, no. (%) (June 2009–August 2012) 1

From: Biofilms and persistent wound infections in United States military trauma patients: a case–control analysis

Bacterial Organism

 

SSTI Case Patients2(N = 25)

SSTI Control Patients2(N = 60)

Acinetobacter baumannii

Total Infections

9

21

MDR

9 (100)

21 (100)

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Total Infections

10

24

MDR

0

2 (8.3)

Escherichia coli

Total Infections

8

12

ESBL-producing

6 (75.0)

10 (83.3)

Klebsiella pneumoniae

Total Infections

1

1

ESBL-producing

1 (100)

1 (100)

Staphylococcus aureus

Total Infections

3

2

MRSA

2 (66.7)

0

  1. ESBL-extended-spectrum β-lactamase; MRSA-methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; SSTI-skin and soft-tissue infections.
  2. 1Data are on a per patient basis and are collected from all levels of care: Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, United States military treatment facilities, and post-hospitalization follow-up.
  3. 2Eight patients with multiple infected wounds were utilized as both cases and controls.
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BMC Infectious Diseases

ISSN: 1471-2334

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