Table 2 Gram negative bacteria isolated from blood cultures in two halves of study period
(Period 1) Positive blood culture | (Period II) Positive blood culture | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gram Positive Bacteremic Isolates | n = 90 | % | n = 352 | % | P-value |
E. coli | 26 | 28.9 | 129 | 36.6 | 0.169 |
P. aeruginosa | 15 | 16.7 | 34 | 9.7 | 0.059 |
Enterobacter spp. | 12 | 13.3 | 30 | 8.5 | 0.165 |
Pseudomonas spp. | 8 | 8.9 | 29 | 8.2 | 0.842 |
Klebsiella spp. | 11 | 12.2 | 41 | 11.6 | 0.880 |
Acinetobacter spp. | 6 | 6.7 | 52 | 14.8 | 0.042 * |
Salmonella | 4 | 4.4 | 12 | 3.4 | 0.751# |
Citrobacter spp. | 3 | 3.3 | 6 | 1.7 | 0.396 # |
Proteus spp. | 3 | 3.3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.028 #* |
Aeromonas spp. | 1 | 1.1 | 8 | 2.3 | 0.693 # |
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 2.0 | 0.353 # |
Achromobacter spp | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.999 # |
Alcaligenes xylosoxidans | 1 | 1.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.204 # |
Chryseomonas luteola | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.999 # |
Campylobacter spp. | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.999 # |