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Table 5 Distribution of pathogens by major infection sites

From: Nosocomial infection in a newborn intensive care unit (NICU), South Korea

Type

Name of pathogens

PNEU1)

BSI2)

CON3)

UTI4)

Total (%)

G(+)

S. aureus

21

12

15

2

50 (28.4)

 

CoNS5)

8

9

20

0

37 (21.0)

 

Enterococcus spp

1

1

1

0

3 (1.7)

 

S. viridans group

13

0

2

0

15 (8.5)

 

S. pneumoniase

1

0

0

0

1 (0.6)

 

Subtotal

44

22

38

2

106 (60.2)

G(-)

Enterobacter spp.

5

3

0

5

13 (7.4)

 

E. coli

2

1

2

3

8 (4.5)

 

P. aeruginosa

8

0

4

0

12 (6.8)

 

K. pneumoniae

7

0

2

5

14 (8.0)

 

Acinetobacter spp.

5

1

2

1

9 (5.1)

 

Subtotal

27

5

10

14

56 (31.8)

Fungi

C. albicans

1

6

1

2

10 (5.7)

 

C. parapsilosis

0

0

0

1

1 (0.6)

 

Subtotal

1

6

1

3

11 (6.3)

Others6)

 

1

1

1

0

3 (1.7)

Total

 

73

34

50

19

176 (100.0)

  1. 1) PNEU : pneumonia, 2) BSI : bloodstream infection, 3) CON : conjunctivitis, 4) UTI : Urinary tract infection, 5) CoNS : coagulase-negative staphylococcus 6) Others : Chlamydia for Pneumonia, P. cepacia for BSI, Bacillus spp. for conjunctivitis, and enterovirs for others