Table 1 Distribution of specimen and bacterial isolates analysed, Harare 2012–17
Variable | Category | Frequency (n = 23,432) | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Specimen type | Urine | 10,167 | 43.4 |
Pus swab | 8588 | 36.7 | |
Blood | 1730 | 7.4 | |
Sputum | 1118 | 4.8 | |
Ear* | 586 | 2.5 | |
Nose* | 267 | 1.1 | |
Throat* | 95 | 0.4 | |
Penile swab | 25 | 0.1 | |
Seminal fluid | 54 | 0.2 | |
Urethral | 125 | 0.5 | |
Vaginal | 117 | 0.5 | |
High vaginal swab** | 134 | 0.6 | |
Vulval swab** | 19 | 0.1 | |
Stool | 384 | 1.6 | |
Cerebrospinal fluid | 23 | 0.1 | |
Bacteria species | E. coli | 10,130 | 43.2 |
S. aureus | 3703 | 15.8 | |
Coag neg | 2599 | 11.1 | |
staphylococcus | |||
Enterococcus spp | 1891 | 8.1 | |
P. areuginosa | 1649 | 7 | |
K. pneumoniae | 1299 | 5.5 | |
Enterobacter spp | 834 | 3.6 | |
A.baumanii | 616 | 2.6 | |
Salmonella spp | 384 | 1.6 | |
S.pneumoniae | 137 | 0.6 | |
Campylobacter spp | 137 | 0.6 | |
N. gonorrhoea | 53 | 0.2 | |