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Table 6 Most common pathogens detected in elderly HAI patients

From: Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of healthcare-associated infection in elderly patients in a large Chinese tertiary hospital: a 3-year surveillance study

HAI site

Pathogen

Strain (percentage %)

Lower respiratory tract

Acinetobacter baumannii

90(18.0)

Candida albicans

88 (17.6)

Klebsiella pneumoniae

71(14.2)

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

55(11.0)

Stenotrophomonas maltophilia

37(7.4)

Others

158(31.7)

Subtotal

499(100.0)

Urinary system

Candida albicans

55(24.4)

Escherichia coli

39(17.3)

Enterococcus faecium

36(16.0)

Candida tropicalis

20(8.9)

Klebsiella pneumoniae

17(7.6)

Others

58(25.8)

Subtotal

225(100.0)

Blood stream

Escherichia coli

39(13.2)

Klebsiella pneumoniae

32(10.9)

Staphylococcus epidermidis

20(6.8)

Enterococcus faecium

20(6.8)

Staphylococcus hominis

17(5.8)

Staphylococcus aureus

12(4.1)

Others

155(52.5)

Subtotal

295(100.0)

Other

Escherichia coli

13(12.2)

Klebsiella pneumoniae

10(9.4)

Acinetobacter baumannii

7(6.5)

Staphylococcus aureus

7(6.5)

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

6(5.6)

Others

64(59.8)

Subtotal

107(100.0)

Total

Candida albicans

166(14.7)

Klebsiella pneumoniae

130(11.6)

Acinetobacter baumannii

121(10.8)

Escherichia coli

108(9.6)

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

87(7.7)

Others

514(45.7)

Subtotal

1126(100.0)

  1. HAI healthcare-associated infection