Table 4 Microorganisms isolation at the time of ICU admission and discharge

All microorganisms

1054 (100)

1040 (100)

Multidrug-resistant bacteria^a

273 (25.9)

369 (35.5)

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus^b

75 (27.4)

74 (20.1)

Vancomycin-resistant enterococci^b

10 (3.6)

8 (2.2)

Pseudomonas aeruginosa ^b

12 (4.4)

18 (4.9)

Acinetobacter baumannii ^b

83 (30.4)

150 (40.7)

Escherichia coli ^b

24 (8.8)

27 (7.3)

Klebsiella oxytoca ^b

15 (5.5)

24 (6.5)

Enterobacter cloacae ^b

5 (1.8)

3 (0.5)

Proteus species^b

1 (0.4)

4 (1.1)

Other^b

46 (16.8)

59 (16.0)

Non-multidrug-resistant bacteria^a

781 (74.1)

671 (64.5)

Staphylococcus epidermidis ^c

375 (45.7)

307 (45.8)

Staphylococcus haemolyticus ^c

33 (4.2)

32 (4.8)

Methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus^c

49 (6.3)

51 (7.6)

Enterococcus species^c

18 (2.6)

21 (3.1)

Pseudomonas aeruginosa ^c

15 (1.9)

13 (1.9)

Acinetobacter baumannii ^c

10 (1.3)

11 (1.6)

Escherichia coli ^c

26 (3.3)

20 (3.0)

Klebsiella oxytoca ^c

100 (12.8)

84 (12.5)

Enterobacter cloacae ^c

13 (1.7)

12 (1.8)

Proteus species^c

7 (0.9)

6 (0.9)

Others^c

140 (17.9)

111 (16.5)