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Table 2 Distribution of Pathogens by Culture Source

From: Trends in resistant Enterobacteriaceae and Acinetobacter species in hospitalized patients in the United States: 2013–2017

Source

Enterobacteriaceae

Acinetobacter spp.

ESBL

Carb-NS

MDR

Carb-NS

MDR

n (N Tested)

%

n (N Tested)

%

n (N Tested)

%

n (N Tested)

%

n (N Tested)

%

All sources

134,032 (1,112,312)

12.05%

15,460 (1,275,311)

1.21%

90,327 (1,275,311)

7.08%

7243 (19,325)

37.48%

9210 (19,325)

47.66%

Urine

89,224 (775,699)

11.50%

7092 (843,193)

0.84%

56,944 (843,193)

6.75%

984 (3201)

30.74%

1352 (3201)

42.24%

Skin/wound

15,937 (122,271)

13.03%

3174 (167,125)

1.90%

11,852 (167,125)

7.09%

2613 (7024)

37.20%

3319 (7024)

47.25%

Respiratory

10,325 (59,316)

17.41%

3015 (87,605)

3.44%

8959 (87,605)

10.23%

2893 (6429)

45.00%

3619 (6429)

56.29%

Blood

13,654 (105,998)

12.88%

1368 (119,329)

1.15%

9167 (119,329)

7.68%

532 (1968)

27.03%

660 (1968)

33.54%

Other sources

2895 (24,343)

11.89%

450 (29,505)

1.53%

2042 (29,505)

6.92%

143 (504)

28.37%

172 (504)

34.13%

Intra-abdominal

1997 (24,685)

8.09%

361 (28,554)

1.26%

1363 (28,554)

4.77%

78 (199)

39.20%

88 (199)

44.22%

  1. Abbreviations: Carb-NS carbapenem-nonsusceptible, ESBL extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing, MDR multidrug resistant