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Table 2 Microorganisms isolated from the 1048 culture-positive infected patients

From: Infections, antibiotic treatment and mortality in patients admitted to ICUs in countries considered to have high levels of antibiotic resistance compared to those with low levels

 

LowABR countries (n = 196)

HighABR countries (n = 852)

P-value

Pathogen, n (%)

   

S. aureus

32 (16.3)

137 (16.1)

0.993

 MRSA

2 (1.0)

69 (8.1)

<0.001

 MSSA

30 (15.3)

70 (8.2)

0.002

S. epidermidis

18 (9.2)

117 (13.7)

0.087

S. pneumoniae

14 (7.1)

39 (4.6)

0.139

Enterococci

31 (15.8)

92 (10.8)

0.049

G+, others

20 (10.2)

48 (5.6)

0.019

E. coli

36 (18.4)

128 (15.0)

0.245

Enterobacteriaceae

10 (5.1)

52 (6.1)

0.592

Klebsiella

21 (10.7)

92 (10.8)

0.973

P. aeruginosa

27 (13.8)

172 (20.2)

0.039

Acinetobacter spp

5 (2.6)

130 (15.3)

<0.001

ESBL-producing

4 (2.0)

10 (1.2)

0.340

G-, others

37 (18.9)

136 (16.0)

0.322

Anaerobes

15 (7.7)

22 (2.6)

<0.001

Bacteria, others

3 (1.5)

12 (1.4)

0.897

Candida

45 (23.0)

156 (18.3)

0.136

Aspergillus

1 (0.5)

8 (0.9)

0.557

Fungi, others

5 (2.6)

6 (0.7)

0.022

Parasites

4 (2.0)

6 (0.7)

0.083

Organisms, others

12 (6.1)

19 (2.2)

0.004

  1. MRSA, methicillin-resistant S. aureus; MSSA, methicillin-sensitive S. aurues; G+, Gram positive; ESBL, extended-spectrum-beta-lactamase; G-, Gram negative.