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Table 2 Reported causative pathogens on the major types of HCAI (n, %)

From: Estimating extra length of stay and risk factors of mortality attributable to healthcare-associated infection at a Chinese university hospital: a multi-state model

Pathogen

All HCAI

(N = 1914)

LRTI

(N = 968)

BSI

(N = 278)

UTI

(N = 239)

SSI

(N = 56)

Acinetobacter baumannii

242 (12.64)

180 (18.60)

23 (8.27)

6 (2.51)

3 (5.36)

Klebsiella pneumoniae

180 (9.40)

82 (8.47)

51 (18.35)

20 (8.37)

3 (5.36)

Staphylococcus aureus

166 (8.67)

92 (9.50)

48 (17.27)

0

10 (17.86)

Canidia Albicans

142 (7.42)

85 (8.78)

9 (3.24)

36 (15.06)

1 (1.79)

Enterococcus species

87 (4.55)

5 (0.52)

21 (7.55)

42 (17.57)

2 (3.57)

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

82 (4.28)

54 (5.58)

5 (1.80)

7 (2.93)

1 (1.79)

Escherichia coli

65 (3.40)

12 (1.24)

18 (6.47)

27 (11.30)

1 (1.79)

Candida spp.

55 (2.87)

22 (4.34)

6 (2.52)

21 (20.92)

0

C.tropical

52 (2.72)

20 (2.07)

1 (0.36)

29 (12.13)

0

Aspergillus spp.

33 (1.72)

30 (3.10)

1 (0.36)

0

0

Coagulase-negative Staphylococcus spp.

25 (1.31)

6 (0.62)

15 (5.40)

0

1 (1.79)

Neisseria

19 (0.99)

1 (0.10)

0

0

0

Streptococcus viridans

17 (0.89)

0

2 (0.72)

0

0

Saccharomyces

17 (0.89)

6 (0.62)

0

10 (4.18)

0

Stenotrophomonas maltophilia

16 (0.84)

12 (1.24)

2 (0.72)

1 (0.42)

0

Enterobacter Hormaeche and Edwards

14 (0.73)

6 (0.62)

5 (1.80)

0

0

Bacillus proteus

8 (0.42)

2 (0.21)

0

3 (1.26)

0

Serratia spp.

8 (0.42)

5 (0.52)

1 (0.36)

0

2 (3.57)

Acinetobacter sp

8 (0.42)

3 (0.31)

1 (0.36)

0

0

  1. HCAI healthcare-associated infection, LRTI lower respiratory tract infection, BSI bloodstream infection, UTI urinary tract infection, SSI surgical site infection